Tag: inspiration

  • Inspiration from the past, and all the stuff I didn’t think I wanted to learn

    So this week I’ve been plotting like mad, and the new book has required me to create not only the regular kind of things for a book (overall plot and characters, romantic and character arches, etc), but also something more: I’ve had to create the entire world my story takes place in, down to planets…

  • Don’t Consider What You’re Thinking

    All right. So, earlier I had a post that discussed how we determine our own experience, not outside forces, and today’s post considers something related: how our thoughts can determine us, if we let them. Are you confused? First I tell you to think yourself happy, and now I’m telling you that’s dangerous? Admittedly, the…

  • Writing Books Pt2: Books on writing and the artist’s life

    Welcome back and good morning as I tell you about some of my favorite books. I confess there was some appeal to breaking last week’s post on my favorite writing books into two parts because this is probably my favorite category, so it gives me a bit more space to chat about them. Again, I…