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!
It’s November 1st, have you started your novel yet? This month dawns on a weather beaten nation high on mini candy bars and waiting (somewhat) anxiously for Election Day. November 1st also happens to be the start day for NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo (let’s call it NNWM from now on, shall we? Those […]
Read more "Foolish Follies and Finished Novels"Silver bullets, stakes through the heart, and that twist at the end. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer “If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.” ― Stephen King I know I’m not alone when I declare Halloween to be my favorite holiday. I’m constantly hearing reports that Americans spend […]
Read more "Using Fear as Fodder"Past the cemetery gates and amongst the writers’ graves By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer What would your final words be? What wisdom would you like to leave behind once you escape this mortal coil? What will you mumble or gasp with your last breath? What will they write on your gravestone? […]
Read more "Tender Graces and Famous Last Words"Ditch time management and focus on the 80/20 law of economics. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer “Are you being productive, or just active?” “Are you inventing tasks in order to in order to avoid important actions? These questions, written out in black ink on fluorescent sticky-notes, are now posted permanently on […]
Read more "Cutting Chaff and Adjusting Proportions"Improve your “Writer’s Stats” and Dream that Impossible Dream (More Notes from the Writer’s Files) By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer I know it’s Friday and all you’ve got on your mind right now is sleeping in tomorrow and maybe dropping by that happy hour or house party. If you’re like […]
Read more "Get organized and start “Dreamlining.”"Anne Rice’s advise to young writers. By Elizabeth Cutright “You have to ignore critics. Critics are a dime a dozen. Writers are unique.” Anne Rice I was not yet 21 when Anne Rice made a book-signing appearance at our local bookstore the Earthling (moment of silence, please, in memory of great urban bookstore lost to […]
Read more "Interview With a Vampire-Maker"A Story with 140 Characters By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Earlier this month, The Guardian asked a few well-known writers to draft a narrative in Twitter time – 140 characters for less. The results ranged from interesting to banal (and to, perhaps, cribbed – commentators were quick to point out that Jeffrey […]
Read more "Cut to the Quick…"What to do when you can’t always get what you want and you don’t know what you need. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer I have a little story. A few years back, my friend and I took her two young sons on a outing to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. […]
Read more "Safari Suit Moments"The Art and Importance of Following Directions (Notes from the Writers Files) By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Scrawled in red across the front page, “E – I gave this a quick read. I’m pleased to tell you that I like your writing quite a lot. I’ll look forward to reading it […]
Read more "Scrawled in red…"Herding Cats and Counting Crows By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer In the last hour, I have been called upon to: Coordinate a last minute work trip to Los Angeles; Notify my friends that I cannot babysit as previously promised because of this last minute work trip to Los Angeles; Re-arranged my […]
Read more "When the feathers are flying, take it one bird at a time"
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