By Milli Thornton In a post earlier this month, Writing for the End of the World, I decided to use talk of 2012 being the end of the world as a way to explore what I would do if this really was the last year of my life. I said: All I know is that…
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Writing for the End of the World
By Milli Thornton THE END OF THE WORLD may be coming as advertised. On the other hand, it could all be a hoax the way Y2K was. Who knows? All I know is that I’m not going to spend 2012 listening to scary predictions. I’m going to spend it on my creative dreams. I decided…
Care and Feeding of My Muse
By Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams and Milli Thornton SO MUCH OF the writing advice out there is about actual writing. I think it’s too easy to forget that what we do with the rest of our lives counts toward how we feel about our writing. This is already obvious to some people…
The I-Know-Too-Much Syndrome
By Milli Thornton A hyphenate is a person working or excelling in more than one craft or occupation, such as in the movie industry where you’ll see credits like this one: screenwriter-producer-director. But you don’t have to wait to be famous and successful to have a hyphenated writing career. You might have this one already:…
ZUMBA® and Writing: How They Compare
By Milli Thornton THIS WEEK I decided to try a ZUMBA Fitness® dance class at our local fitness and wellness center. From the official website: Zumba Fitness® is the only Latin-inspired dance-fitness program that blends red-hot international music, created by Grammy Award-winning producers, and contagious steps to form a “fitness-party” that is downright addictive. Being…
A Writer’s Spreadsheet
By Milli Thornton Milli, I want to let you know how much I adore writing for you, simply because of the sheer enthusiasm you have for what we’re all doing. I’ve come to thrive on it, I want you to enjoy what I write and that gees me on soooo much. — JM Merchant MY…
Writing and Singing – What’s the Diff?
By Milli Thornton SOMETIMES WHEN I’M feeling overwhelmed by my workload, or when I’m feeling sleep deprived, I’ll have one of those horrible existential moments when my life—and my writing—feels meaningless. That’s always when my dinosaur brain comes up with some really supportive self-talk for my writing, such as, “What’s the point of working this…
The Artistry of FoW Regular, Lois Eighmy
This is the first post in a series about our FoW regulars. I hope this will be a fun way to help you get to know one another better. ~ Milli LOIS EIGHMY bought an author-signed copy of Fear of Writing and subscribed to the newsletter (Fear of Writing Gazette) back in 2005. But it…
j’s Journey: A little detour
Since our last play date… I revised my query letter one last time. Seriously. This is the last one. (Stop laughing.) After my last post, a talented, experienced author offered to read my letter. She gave me advice that made my inner tuning fork hum. I felt the rightness of it, updated my letter, and…
Meeting the Muse
By guest blogger Joan Lambert Bailey This piece first appeared on Joan’s blog, Popcorn Homestead, and is reprinted here with permission. Written while she was participating in the 2011 Blogathon. Today’s theme for the Blogathon (five places I like to write) is one I’m really struggling with as it touches on a rather sensitive topic…
