Category: motivation

A few years ago, Neil Gaiman, delivering a commencement speech to graduating university students, implored everyone to do…

Behind every finished book, short story, poem, or play, is a timeline of seemingly endless revisions and edits,…

The books everyone sees on display in bookstores’ shelves more or less went through a traditional publishing process. It…

These days, it’s absolutely easy to find information on just about anything. Considering that we’re living in the…

If you’re a writer, or if you’ve ever tried your hand in writing in any form, you’ll know…

I keep a notebook on my desk of quotes I actually return to when the work isn’t working.…

No one likes getting sick. Okay, maybe there are some people, especially if it gets them out of responsibilities –…

One of my professors in one of my American Literature classes was talking about Emily Dickinson one day.…

It’s easy to plunge headfirst into the reckless abandon of engaging in creative exercise, writing your way a…

Part of what makes a lot of stories compelling is the world in which the characters live and…