Monthly Archives: August 2024

“When I had a hit album, everything at the record company was great and wonderful. When one flopped, they wouldn’t even take my phone calls…You learn not to allow your successes to go to your head and not to allow … Continue reading →

“The consolation, the dignity, the joy of life are that discouragement and lapses, depressions and darknesses, come to one only as one stands without — I mean without the luminous paradise of art. As soon as I really reenter it … Continue reading →

A Summer Morning I saw dawn creep across the sky, And all the gulls go flying by. I saw the sea put on its dress Of blue midsummer loveliness, And heard the trees begin to stir Green arms of pine … Continue reading →

“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.”   Author Unknown Everyone talks about perseverance – stick-to-it-iveness – continuing steadily on in spite of difficulties or obstacles. But how do you actually apply this vital quality … Continue reading →

“You should hear every sentence you write as if it was being read aloud or spoken.” Edna Ferber Edna Ferber was a triple threat: She was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So … Continue reading →

Writing can be a joyful pursuit — and it often is. But we all have down times when our words aren’t flowing as freely as we’d like or when we feel stuck. When this happens, we can take inspiration from … Continue reading →

I’m always on the lookout for healthy ways to energize our days so we can keep our creativity and focus revved up throughout the day. Here are easy fixes we can all try:* Fruit fix: Adding one cup of fruit … Continue reading →

Crutch words—or “clutch words”—are those pesky filler words we all tend to over-rely on. While these fallback favorites differ from writer to writer, the end result is the same: they weaken our writing. We tend to reach for and cling … Continue reading →

Where the Bee Sucks,There Suck I William Shakespeare Where the bee sucks, there suck I;In a cowslip bell I lie;There I couch when owls do cry,On the bat’s back I do flyAfter summer merrily,Merrily, merrily shall I live nowUnder the … Continue reading →

“I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy, enthusiasm, … Continue reading →