Monthly Archives: January 2025

They Speak to Me Chief Dan George The beauty of the trees,the softness of the air,the fragrance of the grass,speaks to me.The summit of the mountain,the thunder of the sky,speaks to me.The faintness of the stars,the trail of the sun,the … Continue reading →

P.D. James is known as the “Queen of Crime,” yet she’s also widely admired for blurring the line between the crime novel and literary fiction. She launched her career as a novelist by writing from 6 AM to 8 AM … Continue reading →

A cornucopia of writerly musings to delight and inspire us all: “While writing, the very toil gives pleasure.”Ovid “I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.”Sara Teasdale “Loafing is the most productive part of … Continue reading →

Performance = Potential – Interference This simple, yet powerful formula was passed on to me by my great friend and mentor Dr. Rob Gilbert.* Based on the core principles of sports psychology, it applies to virtually any endeavor, including writing. … Continue reading →

“Unused capacities atrophy, cease to be.”. “Every woman who writes is a survivor.” Tillie Olsen Tillie Olsen was born today, January 14, 1913. She is a daring writer associated with the political upheaval of the 1930s and with the first … Continue reading →

“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I … Continue reading →

The sounding cataract Haunted me like a passion: the tall Rock, The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood, Their colors and their forms, were then to me An appetite; a feeling and a love. —William Wordsworth Lines Composed s … Continue reading →

“All know the way; few actually walk it.”    Bodhidharma Ancient wisdom — and so true, isn’t it? When it come to pursuing the creative life and sharing our gifts, we really do know the way, don’t we? As writers, our … Continue reading →

10 Positive Assumptions Robert Anthony, Betting on Yourself, Berkley Books What if we challenged our negative assumptions from that pesky censoring editor in our head? What if we substituted these positive ones instead—and gave a positive spin to how we’re … Continue reading →

Tibetan monks over many generations have identified lack of control over the mind and its wanderings as one of the greatest obstacles to their devotion. To offset this hampering reality, they will spends day creating intricate and colorful mandala sand … Continue reading →