I discovered that being creative is like exercise. If you stop doing it regularly, you’ll soon stop doing it at all. Last year, I was shooting to write 365 blog posts. After reaching that goal, I decided to cut back and write 52 posts for the rest of this year. Guess how many posts I’ve…
I was journaling this morning and asked myself what I should be doing. Below is the advice I gave myself. It’s advice I’ve given myself before. And even given to others. But I thought I’d share it any way. Of course, this advice doesn’t only pertain to writing. Keep writing. Do the work. Stop worrying…
Just over a year ago, I started this project. To write 365 blog posts. It took a little longer than I thought. Instead of 12 months, it took me 15 months. Still, not bad. I wrote more posts in the last 15 months than I had written in the previous 13 years! Wow. Seth Godin…
I just saw Bluebirds by Vern Thiessen at Theatre Burlington.It’s a beautiful play about three Canadian nurses in World War I.And it made me marvel at the power of words.Well layered words.“We made a vow.”So simple.And out of context it doesn’t mean much.But in the context of the play.And where it comes…A gut punch.That’s one…
I like to write about the things I want to do. Because I want to take advantage of the Hawthorne Effect. That’s when you change your behaviour because someone is watching you. Not that you are watching me exactly. But sort of… A week ago, I posted about my plans for April. And I broke…
I consider Steven Pressfield to be my writing coach. I read his book Do The Work before I start a new project. I’ve just finished reading it again as I revisit my play Minced. Pressfield describes the creative process accurately. And encourages you to find your way through the Resistance that will challenge you. The…
Some things never change. The way to accomplish goals is simple. Find moments of focus and do the work. It doesn’t have to be a lot of time. Consistency is more important than duration. Because consistency builds on itself. It compounds. Doing a binge of work here and then a binge later might feel good.…
Shortly after my birthday, I came up with three priorities for the year. And for March, I looked at that list every day. To make sure that those priorities stayed top of mind. I tried to find some step every day to move forward on those goals. I plan to do the same in April.…
I’ve been waffling for months to get started on another playwriting project. And I decided to revisit one of my old plays: Minced. Minced is a one act play with two characters. I always thought it could be expanded into a longer piece. And taking a page from Great By Choice, I can consider it…
Every week, I come up with 5 possible blog post ideas. Then, I assign a date to write a post on that idea. Most of the time, I come up with a different idea instead of writing the scheduled one. And so, my list gets bigger. This happens 70% to 80% of the time. Currently,…
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