Tag: Artistic process
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How to Use Sound to Enter Creative Flow: A Writing Ritual for Inspired Productivity
5–7 minutesUsing a sound ritual to enter your creative mindset isn’t as woo-woo as it sounds. It’s a simple practice to condition your mind and body to hear your sound and say, “Time to get creating!”
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Don’t Let the Void Destroy Success and Other Good Feels
3–4 minutesFor those who wonder how my actual writing is going, it’s awesome. Really. I might even start talking about it again in between posts on digital marketing. But the important thing is that things are happening. And I’m excited. Even if The Void is being loud.
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Is A Writing Degree Worth It if You Want to Be a Novelist?
6–10 minutesAn aspiring novelist’s perspective on studying writing: how a BFA in writing shaped my craft, career, and author journey.
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Best and Worst of Critique Comments (bonus)
5–8 minutesReflections on the less-than-helpful comments I received on my short stories in college from my professor. It’s tough to balance the hurt from harsh comments with the understanding that not everyone’s opinion on your creative work matters.
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7 Memories About Life as a Writing Student at Art School
4–5 minutesPeople often ask “What was it like to go to college for writing?” All I know is my experience being a writing student at Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Best and Worst of Critique Comments #6
6–9 minutesA reflection on a short story I wrote in college about a couple dealing with the aftermath of a miscarriage. In addition to comments from my classmates, I look at the use of mature language in storytelling.
