Posts Tagged creativity
The Ins and Outs of Furthering My Craft
Posted by Ron Hayes in Furthering the Craft, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life on November 25, 2013
by Ron Hayes Like so many writers, my ability to engage in self-promotion is, at best, stunted; at worst, it’s almost criminal. At virtually every turn, in any eventuality, I find myself preferring—by far—to curl inward, engaging the internal locus of my writing instead of spending time and energy on the external demands of things […]
Enough! I’m Done! It’s Over!
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, How Do you Know You're Done on October 26, 2012
It’s hard for me to read my published stories. Even when they’re committed to print, I revise and edit as I read. It drives me nuts. Eventually, I get over it. So when is a creative work ready to leave the safety of your documents folder? As many of my Five Writers colleagues have pointed […]
Too Much Time on my Hands
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, When I Write on August 28, 2012
I worked at J. Walter Thompson when James Patterson was the Executive Creative Director. Word around the agency was he sat at his desk at 5 am every day, writing his mystery novels. Whether you’re a fan of his work or not, you have to admire his dedication, his strict schedule, his consistency. I’m not […]
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