On Writing, Skiing, and Trying Again

Get up, don't trash-talk yourself, and write/ski/try again.  Those of you living in the Seattle area might know that yesterday was the final day the Steven's Pass was open.  A generous friend gave my husband and I some free rental and lift tickets and we seized the day for a final sprint on the slopes. My prior skiing experience has been a few lessons from my…

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How to Fit Writing Into Your Life

Finding time to write is not convenient.  It just isn't.  Whether you're working 60 hours a week or you're unemployed, life loves to get in the way. Life is a dynamic, terribly interesting force that is swirling around us all the time.  It never stops.  That's why we love to write about it. That's also why, if you want to be a writer who finishes anything, your life  must include…

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Should Writing Have a WARNING Label?

A philosophical thought... A friend of mine brought up this probing question-Is writing dangerous?-yesterday while we sat in a circle of poets, lyricists, fiction and nonfiction prose writers.  The thought hadn't really occurred to me to ponder until that moment.  And so we did ponder it, over frozen yogurt in honor of spring's warmth. Is it dangerous to spend so much time writing?  Hours and hours spent creating,…

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