Category Archives: Philosophy

The Art of Listening

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Nancy

If you are a writer, you must listen. You must listen to your instincts. You must listen to the world. You must listen to the things that lack conventional voice. You must listen to the trees, the river, the deer, … Continue reading →

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Defining Self

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Nancy

Because I had difficulty absorbing the information given in school, and because I failed tests, I believed that I was stupid. Because I believed that I was stupid, I believed that I was inferior. Because I believed I was inferior, … Continue reading →

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Writers and Editors

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Nancy

Editors work with energy. Writers also work with energy. But the energy is different. For a writer it’s deeper, it’s more personal, it’s intimate. This is not to say that what editors do is unimportant, only that writers have relationships … Continue reading →

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Proof of Seriousness?

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Nancy

For years I wrote while holding down some sort of job that had nothing to do with writing. The jobs were not glamorous. House cleaning, bartending, carpentry, costumer, clerk in a grocery store, cocktail waitress, house cleaner again, and again, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community; Genorosity, creativity, Day by day, Decisions, economics, Elitism, Exploration, Philosophy, Publishing, research, Uncategorized, work | Tagged advice, creative life, life of a writer, literary world, not writing, physical world, research, working, writing life | 6 Comments

Why Are You Reading This Blog?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Nancy

Hello. You again. At the risk of breaking all the rules of blogdom, I have to ask, why are you here? What do you hope to gain? Is there some grain of wisdom you seek that has not shown itself … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, Day by day, Energy, fun with what we do, Magic, Philosophy, Play, positivity; grace; light, spaciousness, The Muse, Uncategorized, what artists need, Wildness | Tagged advice, creative life, life of a writer, magic, process, spaciousness | 2 Comments

Laughter and Tears

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Nancy

Dear Karen – I am thinking about laughter. I love laughter. I love humor, hilarity, wit, silliness. I love joking. I love irony. Sometimes I love things that aren’t supposed to be funny, or weren’t funny while they were being … Continue reading →

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Response to Shy

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Nancy

Dear Karen, I too am shy. Or I was anyway. Now I would say I am not so shy, but I am still very much an introvert. It amazes me how many writers can hang out at the bar after … Continue reading →