I’m writing in New York, my first international stop on my Write Around the World journey. Today is my day to explore on my own and I found my way to Bryant Park and lingered there for a few hours. The city is noisy around the edges of Bryant Park, but in its tulip, daffodil, […]
‘Would you like a digestif? Limoncello? It’s on the house.’ The waiter, dressed impossibly tight, black jeans, white-tight t-shirt, thick leather belt, ankles bare above leather loafers, hipster beard, sculpted hair—you get the picture—tilts his head and we shrug a why not? ‘ Si. Grazie. We would love limoncello.’ I sighed. How perfect. The sky […]
100 Day Creative Challenge Day 69: Stay Seated Apparently I’m taking years off my life because I’m a writer. Research suggests that sitting in and of itself is a risk factor for poor health and premature death—even if you exercise regularly. When asked the secret to finishing his 500 page masterpiece The Power of One, author Bryce Courtenay growled, […]
100 Day Creative Challenge Day 55: One Bite At A Time National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is an example of ‘one bite at a time’ writing. On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30. The goal of 1000 words a day is a manageable way […]
100 Day Creative Challenge Day 48: Write Motivation Learning how we are wired and how we work is an important creative challenge and may just help us to get more done. I wrote my first book in a month. I’d finished work and dedicated a month to writing. I’d get up in the morning and […]
