Sitting Your Ass Down to Write

Sitting Your Ass Down to Write

Or, A Ventilation on Writing Themes I practice yoga, and one of the most important tenets echoing throughout yoga studios is about “Showing up to the mat”. As in, one of the most important parts of your practice is starting it in the first place. Each day,...
The Fight to Write

The Fight to Write

The Guardian posted this article in their Music Blog back in April of 2013. James Rhodes, a concert pianist, talks about the struggle involved with living his passion. As any artist in any phase of their commitment can attest, it’s not exactly a walk in the park...
Revisiting the Creative Writing Basics

Revisiting the Creative Writing Basics

One of my oldest writing buddies and I decided to craft a Writing How-To Book back when we were in our late teens and struggling to get agents to look at our mildly crappy novels. Over the years, the outline for this guide continued to grow. We still think of ideas...