“Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we’re thinking like amateurs. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin’, no matter what.” ~ Steven Pressfield “Fairness is not anContinue reading “Mind Shift from Amateur to Professional”
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How I Get My Ideas
“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.” ~ Elmore Leonard, Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing “I don’t know exactly where ideas come from, but when I’m working well ideas just appear. I’ve heard other people say similar thingsContinue reading “How I Get My Ideas”
Writer Expectations
“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” ~ C. S. Lewis “My literature is much more the result of a paradox than than of an implacable logic,Continue reading “Writer Expectations”
Never Give Up!
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ~ William A. Ward “Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald “Strength and growth come only from continuous effort and struggle.” ~ Napoleon Hill There isContinue reading “Never Give Up!”
Ego Games
“The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lighting bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and there’s ongoing creative revelations. Yes, it’s really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.”Continue reading “Ego Games”
Sage Woman Chronicles 