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Why Being an Artist Requires We Shake Off the Slumber of Almost Living & Awaken to the Splendor of Here
Artist's Inspiration

Why Being an Artist Requires We Shake Off the Slumber of Almost Living & Awaken to the Splendor of Here

For me, writing has always been a steamy love affair.  Whenever I can, I snatch a few moments to scribble: when I have five minutes to kill before heading to work, when I’m waiting on my boyfriend to finish getting ready for dinner.  Writing is something I lust after.  Yet at times writing is a temperamental … Continue reading

On Criticism, Revision & Maintaining Neutrality When We Revisit Our Work
The Writing Process

On Criticism, Revision & Maintaining Neutrality When We Revisit Our Work

All writers occasionally doubt themselves when they revisit their work.  “You, a writer?!?” our censors scoff, “can your sentences be any more choppy?”  “And that ending?  Could you conclude in a more predictable way?  I thought we did away with ‘in the end’ and ‘all and all’ in 2nd grade?” Suddenly, our work, our whole … Continue reading

Enduring Art: 3 Artists Who Were Only Appreciated After Death
Artist's Inspiration

Enduring Art: 3 Artists Who Were Only Appreciated After Death

“People claim to want to do something that matters,” Ryan Holiday, author of Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts once said, “yet they measure themselves against things that don’t, and track their progress not in years but in microseconds.  They want to make something timeless, but they focus instead on immediate … Continue reading