The Glass Is Already Broken
No one can dodge dark times, so let the inevitability of failure and pain liberate your writing.
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What gets you writing? What keeps you writing? I’ve tried it all and I’m willing to keep on exploring and experimenting. Here are the tools and the authors that have helped me and inspired me and brought me back to the page every time. Whether it’s Julia Cameron’s ouvre, or Anne Lamott’s little birds – they’re all here!
A Pocketful of Crackers
Sometimes you find yourself creatively incapacitated, painfully aware you only have yourself to blame.
Read more "A Pocketful of Crackers"Mad-Hatted Mischief
Online, your audience is only limited by your bandwidth
But sometimes, just when you’re prepared to take down a trolling commentator or other various troglodytes, the comments streams overwhelms you. Could all these people really believe the idiotic things they’re writing? Could there really be this many racist, homophobe misogynist ass-wipes in the world?
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What will you do in the next hundred days? By Elizabeth Cutright Last night, I had the opportunity to watch a good friend complete another chapter in her latest adventure. I’ve mentioned my adventures with Spruced and Mindy Nelson before, and last night Mindy graduated from the Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) core 14-week Self-Employment Training course. […]
Read more "Challenge Accepted!"Of Film, Life and Elevation
I guess the balcony’s finally closed for good. By Elizabeth Cutright I never made the connection until today…. I’ve always figured my varied educational background (film studies followed by law school) was just a reflection of my quirky (and decidedly undecided) personality. But maybe there’s more to it. Movies and arguing… Debate and debut… Memos […]
Read more "Of Film, Life and Elevation"“Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies…”
The language Jane Austen uses in Pride and Prejudice to tell her story of proud, judgmental and class-cross lovers plays a close second to plot in reasons why the novel is so beloved.
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Lessons from a Hollywood Pin-Up By Elizabeth Cutright What are you not trying today? What are you too scared to attempt? What intimidates you? Have the things that frighten or overwhelm you changed? Did you once imagine yourself in another profession or leading a different life, one that now seems utterly improbable or impossible? I […]
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Disorder and the uninspired writer. By Elizabeth Cutright Has this ever happened to you? You’re driving somewhere new – perhaps looking for an address or rushing to an appointment – and as you circle up and down unfamiliar streets, you feel your stress level rising disproportionately to your circumstances. You find yourself getting angry and […]
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Roundups and quick takes from Galley Cat’s writer’s guides. By Elizabeth Cutright Some days you just want a prod or a poke. Just one little tip or tool. That one piece of advice or website suggestion to help you “start the process”…”make the move”…”turn over a new leaf.” I don’t know about you, but there’s […]
Read more "A Map, A Compass and an eBook."Behind The Seams…
Crafts, Hobbies and the Crafty Consciousness By Elizabeth Cutright I have a confession to make…I never took Home Ec in high school. I was too busy being a nerd, spending all my time on the yearbook and the school newspaper while quietly pining after the dismissive jock who was in love with all my friends […]
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