William Kenower — Editor's Blog

Appreciation

If I pay attention, I’m aware that I’m applauding as much for myself as the artist.

William KenowerJuly 5, 2023Writing, William KenowerComment

Generous Acceptance

By accepting what I was giving, she was acknowledging its value. In that moment, she reminded me that we were equals.

William KenowerJune 26, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Alice Hoffman, Priase, CriticismComment

The Formula

It’s a kind of deliberate daydreaming, the true portal to every writer’s genius.

William KenowerJune 21, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Comedy, Fomulas, CreativiityComment

Seeing Yourself

I have spent plenty of time paying attention to things I would just as happily ignored, and yet I paid and paid and paid out of habit.

William KenowerJune 14, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Reading, Joe Milan Jr.Comment

Playmates

I complained about that very normalcy while living it, but it was looking pretty good to me that night.

William KenowerJune 12, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Play, MedicineComment

Just Doing It Doesn't Work

I’ve thought my office needed cleaning and organizing for a couple years, but resisted doing so. It seemed boring and overwhelming.

William KenowerJune 7, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Work, Inspiration Comment

A Lonely Road

When all my attention and focus was on a story I was telling, I felt anything but lonely.

William KenowerJune 5, 2023Writing, William Kenower, David Wagoner, Lost Comments

Engaged

I like to remind myself to translate marketing-speak like “audience engagement” into what it means to the heart.

William KenowerMay 31, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Engagement, MarketingComment

Power

I could feel something bubbling that wasn’t ready to come through yet.

William KenowerMay 24, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Power, Inspiration, PatienceComment

Good Moods

The most valuable commodity in which I traffic are inspired ideas.

William KenowerMay 22, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Mood, PassionComment

A Light

Every bright, creative point of light in our life matters.

William KenowerMay 15, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Creativity, FearComment

The Only Trick

It was like the songs showed me the path from that despair to where I’d always rather be.

William KenowerMay 10, 2023Writing, Music, William Kenower, Feeling, Creativity Comment

Everyday Meaning

If you know nothing else, it’s that you wouldn’t want to live if there were no pleasure to be found tomorrow.

William KenowerMay 8, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Meaning, PleasureComment

The Practice

In my experience, however, keeping my attention where it belongs is a lifelong practice.

William KenowerMay 1, 2023William Kenower, Writing, John Mulaney, Comedy, Addiction, PraiseComment

Expectations

It’s tricky when artists change things without consulting us.

William KenowerApril 26, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Expectations, T. S. EliotComment

The Order of Creation

I can control how I focus, and that’s all I need.

William KenowerApril 19, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Creativity, FocusComment

Lost and Found

When you forget you’re exploring, you feel lost.

William KenowerApril 17, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Ideas, Acceptance, RejecitonComment

The First Rejection

To learn that to get what you want, you must to accept what you have.

William KenowerApril 12, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Jealousy, Acceptance, RejectionComment

Getting Published, or How to Remember What You Already Have

I can’t create what I don’t have; I can only grow more of what I do have.

William KenowerApril 10, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Publishing Comment

Different and Equal

The point of all stories is how we are the same. That’s where we meet.

William KenowerApril 5, 2023Writing, William Kenower, Stories, EqualityComment