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"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…"Advisors, Directors and Trailblazers By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer I’ve always belived that one woman’s success can only help another woman’s success. Gloria Vanderbilt I’m not going to lie. It’s not going to be easy. Not one bit. But it’s not impossible. Not by a long shot. I’m talking about following […]
Read more "Charting a Creative Course"Words of Wisdom from William Faulkner By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer “A dream is not a very safe thing to be near… I know; I had one once. It’s like a loaded pistol with a hair trigger: if it stays alive long enough, somebody is going to be hurt. But if […]
Read more "The True Value of the Dangerous Dream"Quick Roundup of Helpful Writer’s Tools By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer I’ve talked about GalleyCat before. If you haven’t checked the site out, I highly recommend putting it in your rotation. If you’re not a professional writer, a lot of the information may not seem relevant, but the site’s helped me […]
Read more "Contests, Online Portfolios and an Editing Startup"The Keys to Creative Self Employment By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Money, money, money. Summer’s over and the holidays feel like they’re just around the corner (for some reason, this year I’ve been feeling the passing seasons a little more keenly than in the past), and that means an overload of […]
Read more "“The World Doesn’t Need More Mediocre Bloggers…”"Sooo…we meet again… By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Over and over, the same old thing, that clearly recognizable pattern, that damn eeb-and-flow. How many times have you restarted, rebooted, reignited? How many times have you found yourself facing down the same set of obstacles you already thought you cleared yesterday, last […]
Read more "Yep, that’s right, it’s the circle of life you fool!"It’s Time To Get Organized By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn Once upon a time…I found myself with a Juris Doctorate, a crippling student […]
Read more "Violent Executions and Plans of Action"Leaves change, pumpkins pop out of patches, and the world starts anew. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer “Each year I resolve to believe there will be possibilities. Every year I resolve to be a little less the me I know and leave a little room for the me I could […]
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