Happy Holidays, everyone! This season marks a lot of things, the observances of many religious and secular celebrations, cold weather and for many a break from work and school. For some this time of year is happy and filled with family, and friends. Unfortunately for others this is a tough and sad time. I sincerely… Continue reading The Most Wonderful Time of the Year… To Work
This morning at 6 A.M. I validated a 50,000 word rough draft of a fiction manuscript for National Novel Writing Month (NanoWriMo). While I am proud of myself thousands if not millions people around the world write 50,000 words or more in the month of November. My 'winning' this contest is not the reason for… Continue reading The Chair Approach To Change
Tis the season for hearing back from M.F.A programs. Not only are people hearing back about fall but they are still applying to workshops and fellowships for Summer. The next few weeks will determine where cohorts of people land, where people move, what they will pack, where they will live. Anywhere from the next few… Continue reading Lessons in Lasagna For MFA Applicants
I don't like needing help; I like asking for help even less. In the solitary practice of writing it wouldn't seem that I rub up against this aversion for help very often but I do, more than I could have ever imagined. Lately as I've turned over in my head what I would write… Continue reading Navigating the Need for Help
This is the time of year when people start to talk a lot about gratitude and thankfulness. This is also the time of year when the days drastically shorten and leave with more darkness daily than light; that is both literal and figurative. I don't remember how many years ago I first heard of "Seasonal Affective Disorder"… Continue reading How Writing Saves My Life
