By Milli Thornton LAST NOVEMBER I woke up one Monday morning and said to myself, “This is going to be a week of taking action.” That sounded so good—and I felt so ready for it—I decided to name it that. A Week of Taking Action. It had a thrilling ring to it that made me…
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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…
Inner Kid and Igor Converse About Writing
By Milli Thornton INNER KID: Good morning! I’m planning to just stretch myself out, relax and enjoy this day. What are your thoughts on the matter? (As if I didn’t already know. . . .) EGO: Well, it’s a 10K Day. That’s 10,000 words. We’re going to have to be disciplined, organized and work hard…
Mr. Bacon Meets Berlin Big Foot
FOR THOSE READERS not familiar with Mr. Bacon, he has been taking the writers-who-blog world by storm with his cuteness, his sass, his bendability—and his willingness to pose for endless photo ops. Mr. Bacon is currently on his first U.S. tour. His booking agent has generously agreed to allow Mr. B to join my readers…
Should You Write When You’re Tired?
By Milli Thornton I MET A writer on Twitter the other day who writes for a living. He expressed unhappiness with his own writing, so I asked what the block was. He said, “It’s exhausting to write fiction after a long day of cranking copy.” Sometimes the only thing to do is rest. Or read….
How do you get yourself out of a funk so you can write?
By Milli Thornton AS OFTEN AS possible, I try to set aside Wednesdays for my own writing. I don’t make appointments, I don’t visit other people’s blogs and I don’t tweet. I don’t work on my To-Do list or run errands. Usually, Brian will cook dinner that day so I can roll with whatever momentum…
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…
