November 16, 2011

Grab a cup of coffee or hot chocolate and give yourself permission to read something uplifting and helpful for fifteen minutes. Here’s a variety of posts, covering several subjects dear to the creative heart. Enjoy!

How to Avoid the Power of the Drift talks about the value of planning your life–and the dangers of NOT planning. You won’t “drift” into the writing life of your dreams.

Why We Need Pain to Write is a thought-provoking article from The Writer Magazine online. Pain–yours or others’–is often the catalyst to great writing.

The Week Three Pep Talk from NaNoWriMo by Deb Olin Unferth is full of great practical tips on how to keep going on your novel.

Ten Timeless Books for An Organized Mind gives you a great selection of books on getting organized and getting the writing done. (I already own #3, #5, #6, and #8. I just ordered #4 to learn how to de-clutter my mind!)

Procrastination is an artist’s site, but the issue concerns all creative pursuits. It ends with a great one-minute video showing procrastination in all its glory.

Enjoy!

2 Comments »

1. 

   The article on pain really resonated for me. And I loved the tip on battling procrastination: Begin …
   Thank you.

   Comment by Vijaya — November 16, 2011 @ 12:56 pm

2. 

   Yes, Vijaya, I was wishing that I had that “Begin…” sign hanging over my computer. And that video was so funny. I was glad to read the one on pain too. I have certainly found that to be true in my own writing life.

   Comment by Kristi Holl — November 18, 2011 @ 2:04 pm

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