I’m just starting work on a new novel, so this seems like a great time to talk about turning ideas into stories. Of course, there’s no magic formula, and if anyone ever tells you there is, you should be very suspicious. But there’s no harm in reading what other writers have to say about their… Read More Starting a New Novel
Yesterday was the first new moon with my brand new moon journal circle AND the day I had scheduled my first *Renew* post for my new and improved blog, The Arachne Project. Isn’t that crazy? I don’t even know what I was thinking, except that it was all shiny and new, and I wasn’t thinking? So last… Read More Shiny New Shortcomings
I’m a recovering perfectionist. I’m limiting the amount of perfection I’ll allow in my daily thoughts, my interactions with my friends and family, and in my creative process. Limiting, not banning, because perfectionism is an extreme disease. It feeds on phrases like “always” and “never” and “can’t” and “must.” My perfectionism would have a field day… Read More The Antidote for Perfectionism
I read The Secret awhile back. I remember being very skeptical at the time. I thought, this is BS, you can’t change your reality just by telling yourself everything is super-duper and you have everything you ever wanted when in reality, life can kinda stink sometimes and we all want things we may never have. The idea that you… Read More If you think the glass is half full, it really is… and vice-versa unfortunately