Why put something in your story that doesn’t belong, that takes it in the wrong direction?
Read MoreMy ambition is aimed forward, toward creating what will one day exist in the future.
Read MoreI could be standing peacefully beside someone who is, in their own way, in the middle of a war.
Read MoreNothing is actually created when my attention leaves the present.
Read MoreThe more I write, the more I have come to the conclusion that the only thing real in my life is that flow I find when I’ve dropped all resistance and let the story come.
Read MoreBut he knew the truth. He knew that once, when he was younger, he didn’t know what the future held for him.
Read MoreIf I pay attention, I’m aware that I’m applauding as much for myself as the artist.
Read MoreI must sit with a blinking cursor, feeling the desire for the next sentence, knowing I want it, but not knowing what it is.
Read MoreWatch the stars that guide you, and don’t worry if no one else can see them.
Read MoreBy accepting what I was giving, she was acknowledging its value. In that moment, she reminded me that we were equals.
Read MoreIt’s a kind of deliberate daydreaming, the true portal to every writer’s genius.
Read MoreIf I had to describe my perfect life, it wouldn’t involve book sales or a house or a vacation or a relationship.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreI complained about that very normalcy while living it, but it was looking pretty good to me that night.
Read MoreI’ve thought my office needed cleaning and organizing for a couple years, but resisted doing so. It seemed boring and overwhelming.
Read MoreWhen all my attention and focus was on a story I was telling, I felt anything but lonely.
Read MoreI like to remind myself to translate marketing-speak like “audience engagement” into what it means to the heart.
Read MoreI don’t stop being a person just because I’m writing.
Read MoreI could feel something bubbling that wasn’t ready to come through yet.
Read MoreThe most valuable commodity in which I traffic are inspired ideas.
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