By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer We’ve all earned a day off I’d say, but nevertheless, I thought I’d stop by here quickly and urge you to rethink your priorities and responsibilities as we head into a holiday weekend that’s all about freedom, rebellion and dumping tea into the sea. Claim your […]
Read more "Declare Creative Independence"Friendly Advice and Friends in the Know By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer I’m not a great schmoozer – I should admit that up front. And while most people who see me in action – either professionally or socially – find it hard to believe that I am actually quite shy, the […]
Read more "A Writer’s Life You Can Be Proud Of"Casting a Net By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer What do you do when you don’t want to do anything at all? I don’t know about you, but lethargy is my Achilles heel – it’s the obstacle that’s so difficult to overcome in part because you can’t even muster enthusiasm for the […]
Read more "Battling Demons, Doldrums and Doubt"What you leave out is just as important as what you leave in. By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer I love detail. I bet you already knew that just by skimming a couple of my previous blog posts. I revel in description, and whenever I tell a story – written or verbal […]
Read more "Between A and B"The truth is, we writers aren’t always going to succeed, we we can’t let failure keep us from the page.
Read more "Dealing with Failure and Misplaced Ambition"“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer This is what I remember…wandering down the silent stacks of the university library, searching for a screenplay to read and review as part an assignment […]
Read more "Don’t Forget to Feed the Animals"By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Sometimes the past can rear up unexpectedly and slap you in the face (or knock you on your ass). When that happens – when your history arrives unannounced and sets up camp in your present – I find it helpful to remember the words of Garrison […]
Read more "Graveyard Digging"What do you say this summer we all start a writing project? Nothing fancy. Just something to do during those moments of peace; those sunny pauses.
Read more "Summer Vacation"By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Another hectic Monday and I don’t when I’m going to find the time to write (beyond my daily morning pages, of course!). Catching up after a week out of the office means meetings and emails…so many, many emails. Life goes on, and the pace only quickens […]
Read more "Tackling Tricky Little Ideas"Glass Houses By Elizabeth Cutright © 2012 The Daily Creative Writer Do opinions matter? Are we writing to please others or from some internal need to express ourselves creatively? And does it matter if your writing falls flat or flies high, if you can’t find satisfaction in what you’ve created? It’s a struggle to write […]
Read more "“Opinions are the cheapest commodities in the world.”"
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