Trust — Editor's Blog

The Inner Artist

Since I didn’t have a story I was burning to tell, I couldn’t ask myself if what I’d written accurately captured its heat and light.

William KenowerSeptember 19, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Intuition, TrustComment

All is Well

It’s the pain of doubting that tells me I needn’t doubt.

William KenowerMay 4, 2022Writing, William Kenower, Hope, Despair, TrustComment

Eternal Trust

Mine has been a lifelong practice of learning whose guidance to follow.

William KenowerMarch 17, 2021Writing, William Kenower, Trust, Craft, EgoComment

Friends and Enemies

You never know when you’ll turn some corner in your mind and find yourself in creative a dead end, face to face with the shadow.

William KenowerAugust 17, 2020Writing, William Kenower, Fear, Creativity, TrustComment

Where It Comes From

If I doubt there are any ideas worth sharing, I’ll get none.

William KenowerJune 8, 2020Writing, Ideas, Doubt, TrustComment

Good Enough

If I was relaxed, curious, and trusting, not only did good stuff come to me, but I could confidently tell if I was starting to stray off course.

William KenowerAugust 2, 2019Writing, William Kenower, Rewriting, Trust, FearComment

The Real Reason Books Aren't Finished

Writing is an act of trust, not chopping wood.

William KenowerJanuary 4, 2019Writing, Imagination, Dreams, William Kenower, TrustComment

Seeing The World

I saw the same buildings and sky, listened to the same conversations and music, lived in the same house, was married to the same woman, but I saw a different world.

William KenowerNovember 2, 2018Writing, William Kenower, Despair, Trust, PerceptionComment

Knowing

I rarely start writing with some idea burning bright in my imagination. Particularly with these essays, if I’m lucky I’ve scratched one sentence onto a legal pad to serve as a reminder about an idea that came to me the day before while I was eating lunch; just as often, I’ve got nothing. So I sit and drink coffee and stare at the blinking cursor.