I was sorting through old stacks of random scribblings and came across a manilla envelope with some old family reunion newsletters. There was also a clipping of a short bio about my grandmother, also a writer, that I would like to share. Reading this made me feel very lucky that I am physically ABLE to…
I feel good today. I've been sort of sulking in this mind set of unaccomplishment & uninspiration for a while now, but today is different. I feel the "shoulds' are dropping away and the "need to's' are back. It has been detrimental to think "Oh, I should be doing this or that" when really, it…
I found a comment on my journal that I hadn't seen before. In the entry, I was questioning whether I was any good at writing, and the person said something along the lines of my worrying too much about what others thought and that if I wnted to make money, I might have to write…
I miss receiving letters. I used to have 3 pen pals in England that I would send thick 15-page letters to. I'd stuff in little trinkets, or photos. That was a great feeling, going to the mailbox and finding a lumpy package waiting. I've since lost touch with one of those pen pals. The other…
Write what you know. Isn't that the tried and true advice given to writers? I think I really need to sit down and figure out what it is I know, and what I really want to write about. Horror? Dark Fantasy? Literary? Poetry? Am I stretching myself too thin if I try to conquer them…
I've been wondering…how do I really know if I'm a talented writer? I mean, if I send things out and no one publishes them, am I awful? Friends and family aren't necessarily unbiased when reading something I've written. I mean, there are things I've written that I feel are good. That I am proud of,…