Comparison: Death to the Writer?
I feel like I’ve heard somewhere that comparison is the death of the artist. If I haven’t heard it somewhere, then apparently I’m more creative than I thought. Comparing oneself to others is detrimental to one’s wellbeing – whether that…
Writing Consistently is Key
Last week was the first week that I failed to write a post. I went from a published piece on Thursday to this new piece on Sunday, with nothing in between. Although I certainly have not been on this little…
Risking it All in My Writing
“Risk being seen in all of your glory.” I watched a video recently of a keynote address that Jim Carrey gave several years ago, and in it he said the above quote. “Risk being seen in all of your glory.”…
My Writing Conference Experience
I know it’s been a long time coming, but this is going to (finally) be my post about The Pikes Peak Writers Conference (PPWC) and about my take on conferences in general based on my experience there. PPWC was my…
Am I a Writing Failure?
Sometimes I feel like a failure. Last week would be one of those weeks. Not only did I fail on the new blog venture, but I failed at some other things. Like going to scheduled meetings, turning in assignments…
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