Morning Has Broken — Again! This morning, as soon as I awoke, I could hear Cat Stevens singing inside me: “Morning has broken – Like the Frst Moning!” – Cat Stevens I painted the above image after a long nap — otherwise know as a creative block — I couldn’t paint — I couldn’t write,…
Tag: Writer’s Block
Tillie Olsen and Silences: Writer’s Block
Tillie Olsen wrote Silences which describes the periods during which the creator becomes incapable of creating. For a painter, it is a time of blank, white canvases. Writers might call this Writer’s Block. In my case, the silences that Olsen describes are normally caused by depression or by becoming too busy to hear myself think…
I’m Planning My Secret Garden in January – A Garden Always Has a Point
Today, Facebook reminded me that a year ago, on New Year’s Day, I posted about the fact that I was both planning my garden and remembering the lovely Inga Moore’s version of the classic book The Secret Garden that was initially written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. You can read the 1911 Secret Garden online Free…
There’s A Time to Write & A Time to Edit — Don’t Mix the Two
Writer’s Block Is Probably Editor’s Block I have talked to a number of people about what they are calling writer’s block, but I believe that many people confuse writing with editing. In fact, I believe that what many people call writer’s block is actually editor’s block. One of my best pieces of advice for writing…