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Open Book: An Ending for 2011
Happy Holidays! We are about to witness the passing of another year. I suspect there will be many changes in 2012. You can feel it in the air. It starts with the economy, the political unrest on the national level and eventually trickles down into our homes and our daily lives. Some people hate [...]
Open Book: Is Blogging Overrated?
After blogging for a couple of years now, I am wondering if blogging is overrated. Yes, as a writer, you would think that this process is a no brainer and enjoyable. But in truth, it steals time from my day, from my other writing and reading, and although pleasurable, may or may not be all [...]
Not Writing? An Act of Self Sabotage?
Writing is all about discipline. I know that. Then, my question is, what does it mean when you like to write but in the end find writing to be a task? For those finding it difficult to settle down and write, is it part of our DNA to prefer activities that don’t chain ourselves to a chair? [...]
Future of Writing Opportunities
Recently, I bought a NOOK for my mother. I was thinking about the direction of book publishing—wondering if we are knocking on the door of the Jetson’s lifestyle. For those who have spent years commuting on public transportation know the weight of carrying a book around all day, of reading a newspaper without annoying people [...]
August Doldrums
Ooops! Where did August go? Was I having fun? Some. Was I working? Yes. Was I writing? More like outlining. I hate putting my writing at the bottom of my to-do list. Every time I try moving it up, I succeed for one or two days and then I let external demands derail me. I [...]
Finding Time to Write
When I was in my 20′s I lived paycheck to paycheck for many months. Eventually, as the Universe would have it, I would have to learn to be more responsible. I had to have a major repair on my car and had saved nothing for an emergency. I did what everyone else would have done. [...]
Why Haven’t You Written That Novel?
I don’t have time to blog regularly. I don’t have time to tweet or check facebook. Some days I wonder why did I start this blog. I find the pressure to write a blog at the end of the day painful. So, you can only imagine. It should come as no surprise that my book [...]
Nature or Nurture?
I am in transition. As I reflect back at my life (yesterday was my birthday), I see that I unwittingly followed in my mother’s footsteps. Was this nuture or nature? I can make an argument for both. My mom is the creative type, a bit wayward. She has structure in her approach toward her goals, but [...]
Writing Workshops
Over a decade ago, I attended several writing workshops. I always walked away disappointed and wondering whether I could have used my time more wisely by spending it writing. Today, I attended a writing workshop that for the first time brought some clarification to why I have been struggling with my writing all these years. [...]
Eegaads! It’s almost 2010.
As we approach the new year, I see that I have made only baby steps in my writing attempts. I’m embarrassed that I have not written an entry in this blog since September. No excuses. I got swept up in my old habits and let time slip through my fingers. If you are in need of [...]
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