Archive for October 2021

I’ve long been a proponent of a “feeling well = working well” mindset as part of a fulfilling and balanced creative life. Your health supports not only getting work done but feeling motivated and fulfilled by the work you do. That includes mental as well as physical health. Taking care of my health as part…

Do you look forward to the day when you will be 100% happy with the work you do and will have an unwavering confidence in your creative talents? I hate to say this, but I hope you don’t have any such dreams. I’m not trying to be harsh, but not only are these unlikely to…

This past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a short story specifically for an anthology competition. This is the first serious consideration I’m had for submitting my fiction work since I was in my 20s. In this year of writing, I’ve gone back and forth on whether to submit work even for literary magazines,…