Tag writing_practice
1 The week I turn 50, I do all the things. I’m supposed to be in Cuba, but I’m in Toronto – an interesting choice that I’m second guessing until I do the thing and kill it, but I’m getting ahead of the story. I’m in Toronto with my loverly partner and they’ve never been, … ... mehr auf nothingbythebook.com
The tree – fake, prelit, about five feet tall, $50 on Kijiji – is up. Fifty dollars, tbh, seems a bit high for a hand-me down tree. I mean, you don’t need it anymore because you bought a $300 or $900 new fake tree this year. You should, by rights, be paying me to take … ... mehr auf nothingbythebook.com
i I’m doing writer stretches this morning. Word plus word plus word equals sentence. Two or three of those make a paragraph—except this one, it stands alone, and this one is fat, seven sentences long. Hmmm, take the scalpel that is the return key and split that chunker in half. I’m not saying you can’t … ... mehr auf nothingbythebook.com
i The thing about being an artist, a creator, a maker – you’re never really alone. What a gift that is. A quiet moment, a lull, a boring party, your friend 20 minutes late for a coffee meet. A notebook, your sketchbook, the laptop. A few minutes for your creative practice. Don’t doom scroll. Describe … ... mehr auf nothingbythebook.com
