Mindfulness and Writing: There is a Connection
There are many benefits to applying mindfulness for writing and some strategies you can practice right now.
Mark Twain Made Me Write This
Mark Twain shunned putting weather in books, even though he shows up in a table of authors that mention the weather in the first sentence. Yet human emotion can be drawn out or set by using the weather as a tool.
Using Emotional Intelligence to Enhance Your Writing
Success as a writer depends not only on your ability to, well, write, but also on your ability to use emotional intelligence.
In Consideration of Writing & Mental Health
I’ve found over the years that writing about difficult experiences or traumatic events in my life can provide a sense of catharsis.
What Could Be Better Than a Book About Weather?
I ask what could be better than a book about weather, but I know the answer–to me, anyway: nothing.
WTF is a Genogram?
In the simplest terms, a genogram is a modern family tree, but it can be so much more than that, and I have found it especially useful as a writer.
What is Solar Weather?
The sun can play a part in writing, not only as an obvious source of light, but also as a literary device all its own
On Temperature & Emotion
The emotions drummed up by your characters would also be the emotions that you feel when you are in that situation.
Making the Switch to Scrivener
I finally pulled the trigger and made the switch from my collection of Microsoft products to Scrivener. This is why.
On Precipitation & Emotion
There are many forms of precipitation–from snow to rain to ice crystals and more–and therefore many ways a writer can use it for emotion.
Transit Novels
Nonfiction
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