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Where Does Your Creativity Come From?
This past weekend my husband and I went to visit a friend of ours who is terminally ill. We were sitting on the back porch talking and drinking soda when our friend turned to me and asked out of the blue, “Where does your creativity come from?” Admittedly at first I thought it was an existential question, as I imagine…
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Creative Vision vs. Skill
There’s nothing like reading to make you realize a few things. What’s good is subjective to individual readers. This means that you are simultaneously a creative genius and master of prose, and a complete hack who has no business being published. (i.e. some readers will hate you, some will love you) While the mechanics of writing can be learned, passion…
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The Writing Life #amwriting
During a conversation with a young author earlier this week, I was asked if I still get that “butterflies in the stomach” feeling with each book. You mean that apprehension and anxiety that happens just after a book’s release as I wait for reviewers and readers to praise or slam it? Yes. I’ll admit to that. I prefer to label it “anxiety” as…
