Tess Callahan, author of the novel April & Oliver, says you can't learn to paint by looking at a Picasso any more than you can learn the cello by listening to Yo-Yo Ma, yet writers are expected to know their craft by virtue of having read books. Reading is of course crucial—just as looking is …
What Stops You?
FEAR. Now there’s a terrible four-letter word. Some will tell you that fear is necessary for survival. How else will you know if something is harmful or fatal to you? I propose the correct word here is caution. Not fear. You see, fear will stop you dead in your tracks. Fear will lie to you. …
Writer’s Block
Writer's block is defined as the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. Writer's block may have several causes. Some are creative problems that originate within an author's work itself. I have fifty-seven pages of an unfinished screenplay sitting on the hard drive of my laptop. …
Found: How My Muse Came Back
The Muses were 9 goddesses from Greek mythology who guided the hands and gave divine inspiration to artists, writers, and poets. In colloquial terms, a muse can be a living person who inspires an artist and creates a desire for an artist to create. A muse is a guiding spirit, a source of inspiration of …