“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves.” William Shakespeare “If a man wants to be sure of his road he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.” ~ St. John of the Cross, Mystic and Saint I’m kind of stubborn and sometimes unteachable. I’m like my dadContinue reading “I am Enough”
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Letting Go of the Old, Welcoming the New
“What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, but the fountainhead of human experience?” ~ Rollo May, Existential Psychologist “Creativity, it seems, has much in common with spirituality and may, in fact, be the same thing.” ~ Pam Grout, Art & Soul Reloaded “Be Loki. Be Coyote. Be willing to stir the world’sContinue reading “Letting Go of the Old, Welcoming the New”
Marketing Lessons
“Read. Read. Read. Just don’t read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.” ~ R. L. Stine “Every year the literary press praises dozens if not hundreds of novels to the skies, asserting explicitly or implicitly that these books will probably not be suffering water damageContinue reading “Marketing Lessons”
What I Learned from Alfred Hitchcock
“I’m full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to be clear as crystal and completely calm.” ~ Alfred Hitchcock “Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.” ~ Alfred Hitchcock “The only way to get rid of my fears isContinue reading “What I Learned from Alfred Hitchcock”
The Work of Writing
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” ~ Dale Carnegie “Creativity is merely a plus name forContinue reading “The Work of Writing”