Balance is the key to a truly happy existence. When the world spins off axis or our lives are in turmoil stress decends which often means the death of our creative spirit.
In February’s Absolute Write Blog Chain, Kelly of Organized Chaos shared her understanding of balance and how lack of balance is disturbing her life. [...]

Have you ever wondered where memes begin? The idea of writing a review today brought fourth nothing but procrastination so I thought I’d do something cheeky and creative instead. I thought I’d be the origin of a meme. So, without further ado I give you:
WRA’s Seven Procrastination Busters [Meme]
Tip 1: Get Out, Work Out.
Get out [...]

I’m dealing with anxiety so instead of trying to push through that to continue with the Stargate Series I thought I’d do as Michele suggests in Part Two of her Mini Series. (8. Unlock you heart.) Instead of trying to ignore this fear I thought it might be better to face it, write about it, [...]

Writing requires a degree of focus. It’s the sort of job you can’t multi-task. You’re either writing, or you’re not.
I’ve been coming back and fourth to this blog today. It’s Thursday so I need to write an entry but I haven’t been able to calm my restless mind.
There are elements of writing that can be [...]

The lovely Elrena Evans, from As Yet Untitled, challenged me to a fantastic Meme this week. The task? To list my top writer strengths. It’s a tough but wonderful challenge. So often we seem to focus our energy on our weaknesses. It is important to take the time to acknowledge and celebrate our strengths and [...]

Procrastination, again… I COULD be writing but I keep wanting to do anything else. ANYTHING ELSE. There isn’t even a reason why I don’t want to write. It’s not painful, I’m not blocked, I have topics I could write about, lots of them, it’s just any time I start thinking I should write I get [...]

We absorb so much from the community around us and the greats of the past. As writers we tend to explore and admire the artists who rose to the top of their profession (often post humorously) and have been remembered and revered across generations. Our work is shaped and formed by what we’ve read and [...]

A few months ago I dreamed of a very special room. It was a beautiful haven where I could write; an office of my own. I wandered through my dream, enjoying the visualization with a sense of exploration and wonder. My subconscious was designing my ideal writer’s office and the image remains a sharp, focused [...]

It’s a strange feeling. Wordlessness. A sense of silence in the creative soul. My thoughts are running, I’m percolating, I have story (FoT) doing spiral staircases in my mind but I’m totally wordless. It’s not like writers block. It’s a sense of waiting instead of a sense of frustration or procrastination. Wordless…
In a way this [...]

I’ve actually been accomplishing things lately. The sort of accomplishments even I notice and that is saying a lot because usually my minor accomplishments are shoved under the rug. Of course, I don’t have a rug but that’s besides the point. I mean that sometimes I just don’t give myself credit for many of the [...]