“To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan… believe… act!” – Alfred A. Montapert Writers are in the dream business. We take the ephemeral wanderings of our minds and the apparently random firing of our neurons and transform them into words and images that can change the world. All we have … More Are You in the Dream Business?
Before a major shift occurs in the physical world, there is a shift in the mental, emotional or spiritual world. … More Shift Happens… When You’re Ready
With the exception of chocolate (which you simply can’t get too much of), too much of a good thing can be another of the myriad, subtle forms of resistance. Obviously, we need to revise, polish and proof our writing before it goes out in the world. Even with the informality of a blog, it makes … More Too Much of a Good Thing
Number 1 Reason to write with Rosanne Bane this summer: You’ll feel great about the progress you make with your writing and your writing habits. Read the rest of the blog to learn the other 6 reasons. … More 7 Reasons to Write with Me This Summer
Creative constraints can be a source of resistance; it’s only natural to feel oppositional when you’re being restricted. But creative constraints can also be a source of amazing creative breakthroughs. It all depends on your attitude. This week’s episode of Dancing with the Stars demonstrated the power of two truly creative people working with what … More Do the Im-Paso-ble!
So what does rejection signify to us as writers? Logically, a rejection means nothing has changed. I’m not published in Magazine X, I send a query and get a rejection (or letter of declination as I sometimes call them) and I’m still not published in Magazine X. No change. Logically, the only thing a rejection … More Rejection Means…
Last week, I prepared a cover letter to accompany my novella to another magazine. The magazine’s guidelines said they rarely accept fiction over 9,000 words, but I’d met someone who had worked with the publication as a part-time copy editor and who said they do occasionally publish novellas, so I thought I’d give it a shot. … More Oh Joy, Another Rejection!
Remember when Bullwinkle would say, “Hey, Rock, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat…”? And then when he pulled a roaring lion out, he’d say, “Don’t know my own strength.” Do You Know Your Own Strength? List three things you can’t do as a writer. For example, some of my “can’ts” are: I can’t … More Don’t Know Your Own Strength?
Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing… Sometimes the best thing to do is something… Sometimes the best thing to do is anything. How do you tell what time it is for you? It depends on what you’ve been doing lately. If you’ve been working on “something” – a particular piece of writing for … More Don’t Just Stand There, Do Something!
Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing… An article in the Wall Street Journal discusses several research studies that strongly suggest that professionals work better when we work less. I believe this is especially true of creative professionals. I have to say I’m not surprised. Creative people must honor the cycles of work AND rest. Go, … More Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!
Bane of Your Resistance 