on writing

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Reading On Writing feels like I just sat down for a beer with Stephen King and had a conversation about writing. I didn't say much. I just listened as he unloaded his heart, experience, and knowledge right off the page. Of course, he doesn't seem to drink beer anymore, and ...

oneword

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

A few days ago, I stumbled on oneword. Here's a description of the site: simple. you'll see one word at the top of the following page. you have sixty seconds to write about it. as soon as you click 'go' the page will load with the cursor in place. don't think. just write. Sometimes, when ...

4:26

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

The Only Moment When We Were Alone - Explosions in the Sky. Go ahead and listen to it right now. I'll wait. (If you don't have it, get it. You need to have it.) The 4:26 mark in the song is... Wait, what are you doing? Don't jump to that part. ...

creativity begets creativity

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Two elemental fears sabotage my creative process time and again. The first fear is that my creative expressions won't be received well by others. It would take many blog entries (and hours of therapy) to unravel that fear. That's not what this blog entry is about...I'm afraid no one would want ...

seusspiration

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

I cherish the simplicity of a clean workspace on my computer. My wallpaper is a simple black. Almost. One of the simple joys of parenthood has been the rediscovery of the Dr. Seuss books I read as a kid, plus a few I wasn't familiar with. Everytime we read Dr. Seuss ...

i’m such an amateur

Monday, January 21st, 2008

"You're such an amateur!" Even if jokingly, these words are often spoken to let us know that our efforts aren't top notch. It's too bad, really, because there is something beautiful about the genuine strivings of an amateur. Not too long ago, someone pointed out to me that the ...

create or die

Friday, January 18th, 2008

“We each have to say it, to say it in our own way. Not of our own will, but as it comes out through us. Good or bad, great or little: that isn’t what human creation is about. It is that we have to try; to put it down in ...

creativityist…one who practices creativity

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Somewhere in my soul, creativity struggles to spring out. I'm often labeled as 'creative', but being creative often feels like work. Maybe it's not creativity that is work...it's trying to find the time and space to be creative. Here's the thing -- it seems to me that creativity happens in two parts. ...