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A Tale of Three Retreats
Every fall, usually the first weekend in November, the Viva Scrivas gather somewhere fabulous for a weekend writing retreat. (If you’d like to learn more about these expeditions of extreme productivity...
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Hail to Thee, Mighty Magnolia!
Here’s the bit about this photo. It’s of a magnolia tree in bloom. Not any magnolia, mind you, but the one and only magnolia I see on my walk around the ‘hood. I’ve probably stopped to engage in...
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Gift of Gratitude: Thankful Beads
[This is a post that ran a few years ago about a gratitude activity that I think is worth repeating in case you missed it. Happy Thanksgiving! Scriva Liz] One holiday season, a couple years ago, I had...
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While I’m Sleeping….
Indulge me a moment. I’ve got to add to Sabina’s sentiments and to the gratitude that Liz expressed in her recent post. This is the “little elves” version of a critique group. Do you know Grimm’s fairy...
View ArticleSome Yoga/Writing Principles
The new year is a time to take stock and a time to try to do things differently than we have before. When life gives us a lesson, we can respond as we always do –and then life will give us that same...
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Taking a Chapter Break
Shelves in progress. Only waiting for the window seat. This fall, I built a wall-to-wall shelving unit for my office/studio. Complete with power tools, pocket-hole joints, european hinges, doors,...
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The Problem with “Butt in the Chair”
I’ve heard at least dozen writers talking about overcoming writers’ block with one simple rule: Sit your butt in the chair. I have two problems with this advice. First of all, I don’t really get...
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Happy Birthday, Percy Bysshe Shelley
Painted by Alfred Clint I take you now to Field Place, the West Sussex country estate of Sir Timothy Shelley, a member of the House of Lords. The date is August 4, 1792. The French Revolution is in...
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The Vicarious Release!
The vicarious release. Sounds kinda sexy, no? Anyway, I can tell you this: the vicarious release is a delight. It’s like playing with someone else’s puppy or watching your team’s winning soccer goal,...
View ArticleThe Emotional Stages of Revision
As I’m revising my middle grade novel, I feel distracted. I feel alone. I feel like no one has ever felt this lousy and distracted and unproductive while revising a novel ever before in the history of...
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