Tag Archives: fantasy

Free Advice

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Nancy

When you’re a writer, you receive a lot of free advice. A good deal of it (most, I’d say) comes from people who do not write. I’ve been told I have to learn Latin (which I have nothing against, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Community; Genorosity, creativity, Day by day, Decisions, Elitism, Energy, fiction, happiness, Magic, Play, Process, spirit, success, survival, The Writer's Life, Uncategorized, Wildness | Tagged advice, character, creative life, fantasy, fear, giving up, life of a writer, process, Starting a new work | 4 Comments

Is Confidence Necessary?

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Nancy

I am at an age where I look back on my younger self with great tenderness. I wonder what happened so early in my childhood that my confidence was completely wiped out. There are of course institutions and people to … Continue reading →

Posted in comfort, Comparison, creativity, critique, emotion, failure, fantasy, privacy, Self-worth, silence, Society, survival, Telling our stories, Uncategorized, Visibilty, Wounds | Tagged creative life, dread, fantasy, fear, life of a writer, literary world, public, self esteem, self-worth, success, winners losers | Leave a comment

“So Much Gla-More”

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Nancy

Dear Karen, I have a friend who used to have a saying: “It was so much gla-more.” She said this about the grocery shopping, or cleaning the toilet, or slapping together some sandwiches for a too-late dinner, or the million … Continue reading →

Posted in comfort, economics, home, Maintenance, Uncategorized, what artists need | Tagged craft, fantasy, glamour, gutters, life of a writer, physical world | Leave a comment

Imagination

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Nancy

Dear Karen, I hear you are at the ocean this week, and that you plan to send me some seashells. Nothing would please me more, except being there with you. When I fist began imagining my writing life I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Completing a novel, creativity, fantasy, happiness, Process | Tagged character, creative life, fantasy, good and evil, imagination, life of a writer, The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson | Leave a comment

Spaciousness

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Nancy

Dear Karen, It’s funny that your last letter to me should be about praise, and then less than a week later I find out you’re the Hollins Writer in Residence for 2014. Congratulations! You deserve this praise and more. Sometimes … Continue reading →