writing inspiration

Love thyself

I receive the e-newsletter from BrainPickings.org every Sunday, which is a labor of love by one woman named Maria Popova. This week, just like every week, Maria shared many items, including a poem by Derek Walcott. A poet and playwright from Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, Walcott wrote “Love after Love,” a piece about loving thyself, […]

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writing inspiration

Art equals habit plus inspiration

As promised yesterday, here is another perspective on writing. Which approach do you feel works better? And why? Please share your comments. Writing doesn’t require large does of inspiration. Writers who wait for inspiration to hit, particularly writers with other full-time commitments–a job, a family, a needy feline companion named Ponce de Leon–will likely find […]

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