I have a fear—as most writers do—that I will sit down to write and have nothing to write about. There is a common name for this fear—writer’s block. But here’s what happens: I am afraid that I will not be able to write and then I get over it and start the work—the end. The [...]
I sometimes wish I could always have a clear road map of where my writing was going—that before I even wrote my first word I would be able to see what twists and turns I would take, what my points and arguments would be, and where exactly I would end up. This is not how [...]
I am running a marathon on June 2, in Newport Oregon. I have confidence that I will finish the full 26.2 miles, despite never having run more than 7. This is because I have made the commitment to doing it. I will train for the best result I can, but I will complete the marathon, [...]
A continuous flow of new ideas is vital to my process of writing posts every single day. I cast broad nets to capture every idea I think of and I go through several idea generation processes on a daily basis. I can pore through my collection of ideas and rediscover things to inspire me when [...]
When I day dream, I prefer to think about things that might someday happen. If I spend too much time thinking about fanciful wishes that have no real basis in reality, I feel like I am robbing myself of the creative energy that I need to come up with the goals that will change my [...]
