Where do you do your best thinking?
Yesterday morning, I had no idea what I’d write next. So I visited my idea place. In less than ten minutes, I had the kernels of three things to write.
At the same time, I took a shower.
I don’t use idea shampoo. But for as long as I’ve been writing, it seems my best ideas come … Continue reading
Sometimes the solution appears almost by itself.
The latest issue of the magazine came together well — until I got to the final article.
With the number of advertising pages sold, I found myself with an empty page-and-a-quarter. Not an easy space to fill.
At supper time, I decided to call it a day and work on the problem in the morning.
It didn’t take that long. … Continue reading
It’s too easy to postpone writing.
Will you write today? Maybe you feel creative, inspired, knowing exactly the words you’ll use.
But maybe you don’t. That makes it easy to say you’ll write tomorrow.
That might work for you and your writing. Right now, I’d rather be giving full attention to the Rockies/Giants baseball game. My team is winning, and the action is increasing.
But … Continue reading