BECAUSE EVERYDAY MATTERS.

BECAUSE EVERYDAY MATTERS.

daily word count for writers
Daily Word Count for Writers

“What’s your daily word count?” has become the “how much do you bench” of writing circles.  A quick and easy measuring stick to compare yourself to another writer.  Well, I want in on that conversation.  “How much you bench. . .I mean, what’s your daily word count?” Set aside for the moment how many words […]

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Balance in Art

  Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Balance Balance is one of the key principles of design.  One that we don’t have to forcefully consider but are drawn to naturally. We slip into virtual reality drawing lines with our eyes slicing a symmetrical picture in half automatically.  It’s one of those natural reflexes we do without thinking. Photo […]

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no choice but to write
No Choice but to Write

Whether you are a New York Times Best Seller or you’re unpublished you share the title of “writer”.  You may think the similarities end there but you share more with a well-known author than you think. I am on a Steven Pressfield kick right now.  I’m going back through Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power […]

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sacred space
Create a Sacred Space

  “I have to get out of here.” My creative space, the space I love and set up to give me the best opportunity to write and work distraction-free was suddenly a distraction.   A practice has a space, and that space is sacred. -Steven Pressfield – Turning Pro   Until this past weekend, I […]

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create for larger audience
people are counting on you

write, create, build and work like your audience is larger than it is. thinking that many people are counting on you will make it easier to push through on days you feel like skipping.   pic by: davide ragusa

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ef-fort

Create or don’t create but own the unfinished.  Great ideas are plentiful in a car full of hungry people.  “How about Whataburger?”  “Oh, great idea!” How great are your ideas?  Your ability to finish should be far better than your ideas. Tall grass.  Lawnmower.  Mow the grass.  Great idea. Tall grass.  Lawnmower.  Only mow half […]

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time, a friend or enemy
Time, a friend or enemy?

If I had more time I would ___________ (fill in the blank).  If I had less time I would ___________ (fill in the blank).  If time wasn’t an issue I would ___________ (fill in the blank). Time stands still as you create.  Time disappears as you create. The lack of time can work against you.  Having […]

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