The first thing I discovered after joining “The Creative’s Workshop” is I was expected to post something—everyday—for 100 days. Seth, the workshops creator calls this “The Dailies.”  The Dailies are sort of like Morning Pages in the Artist’s Way, except Morning Pages are private. This would was to be public, (at least public to the … Continue reading The Creative’s Workshop

The unknown always comes with an edge. Today I finished The Creative’s Workshop. When I started the workshop, it was the unknown.   An introductory instruction was to tag strangers in our posts. Everyone was a stranger. It felt scary. The administrators insisted tagging people was generous and soon tagging people was as natural as … Continue reading The Edge of the Unknown

In the movie “Spirited Away,” there is a hungry ghost called No Face. It offers of coins and eats those who partake. It’s not really explained why he eats the partakers.  He starts as wraith, hardly malevolent; he seems to pang for attention, not food. The character who won’t take what he offers is Chihiro, … Continue reading Asking

"Chain that muse to your desk and get the job done.”  That’s a Barbara Kingsolver quote about writing. It seems a bit abusive doesn’t it? Jack London said this: You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Ouch! What did inspiration do to you Jack? Wouldn’t you prefer it to … Continue reading Inspiration is a Vital Thing

Dord isn’t a word but it was in the dictionary. It was added in 1934, then noted for deletion in 1939, but not removed until 1947. Its addition was an error.   Cromulent, (which means acceptable or adequate), wasn’t a word. It became one, on February 18th, 1996 as Jonathan Collier’s writing credit faded from … Continue reading Grammarfiti