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How Magnetic Is Your Writing “Why?”
Today's video continues a conversation I started yesterday when I asked, "Why do you write?" I hope you came up with an answer because now I invite you to consider this: Is your "why" strong enough, magnetic enough? Why do I ask? Watch and I'll tell you more. Oh, [...]
Question: Why Do You Write?
A new video: I said last week it is a crazy thing we do, this writing. So today I'm thinking about "Why?" On this morning's walk, during a pause in a hike in Paugussett State Park, I share why I write. What are your reasons? Would you still write [...]
Finding Your Writing Community
Today's video: Having a writing community helps ease the solitary nature of this creative path we've chosen. Here are a few suggestions for finding your own community easily and without having to go too far from home. Let me know in the comments some of the ways you've sought [...]
Prioritizing Your Writing
A new video: What do you need to do/change/arrange in your schedule so you can prioritize your writing and have, in the words of playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, "both eyes on the work"? Your Morning Walk with Sophfronia, September 16. If you're reading this post via email and don't see [...]
New Video Series: Your Morning Walk with Sophfronia
I've wanted to do a video series for a long time now. Last year my friend Debbie Phillips made a video for our Women on Fire group every day for a year! Dr. Frank A. Thomas, another dear friend, goes live on Periscope every Monday morning at 8 a.m. [...]
Why I Don’t Mind Being on the Road
What's the deal with travel? Why do we love it in some forms, but not others? August is a big travel month and many people are on the move, squeezing the last days out of summer vacation. I've seen Facebook photos of friends in Mexico, Florida, Scotland, Amsterdam, Iceland, Hawaii, [...]
What Happened On June 21, 2018
What happened on June 21, 2018? A lot! And you'll get to know so much of it thanks to a fascinating project launched by Essay Daily. The editors of the website devoted to a particular form of creative nonfiction, the essay, asked writers from all over to write about their day [...]
‘The Write of Your Life’ Sept, 2019
via 'The Write of Your Life' Sept, 2019 The cat is officially out of the bag: I'm teaching a very special writers retreat in Italy next year! If you have an adventurous spirit and a desire to inject renewed energy into your writing life, consider this my personal invitation. I [...]
