When Should I Let My Writing Sit for a While?
Ever feel like that your writing just isn’t coming out quite perfect? You may feel like there’s something missing. Do you feel like what you’re saying doesn’t sound right? That’s okay. Sometimes, you simply have to take a step back and leave your writing aside for a while. It might only be for a few […]
Take Note of Everything – Note Taking Methods and Strategies
During my later high school and earlier college days, I became an obsessive note taker. At times, I found these notes helped me to write essay assignments. Note taking also helped me do better at remembering material for tests. But, nearly a decade out of school, I finally thought to myself that I don’t take […]
5 Common Writing Myths BUSTED!
People have an instinctual need to communicate and share experiences. It may be through creating art such as painting or drawing. For many others, it’s through conversing with family and friends. But, the most effective and most broadly-reaching method of communication is writing. Of course, much human communication turns into gossip. While gossip can be […]
Photophile Musings: “CSX 563 and CSX 5209”
The photo “CSX 563 and CSX 5209” used by permission. Ever since I was a small child, I’ve been fascinated by trains. It probably started as it did for me as it did for many children of the 90’s with Thomas the Tank Engine. While I’m certainly interested in passenger trains, I’ve developed a particular […]
Writing at Breakneck Speeds
I reflect on my journey as a writer whose thoughts race faster than my pen can keep up, as well as my frustrations with creative writing.
On Divine Accidents
I once journaled about a thought I once had on divine accidents. Specifically, I was pondering the circumstances of our births being a sort of “divine accident”. I don’t believe that this was my original idea. It was likely placed there by someone at an institution of “higher learning.” What exactly is a “divine accident?” […]
On Modernist Themes in “I, Too” and “Democracy” by Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes is one of the most famous New Negro Movement poets. Hughes may be considered a Modernist poet, but he was unlike many of his peers in terms of ambiguity and uncertainty. In fact, his work is quite straightforward. Still, the themes which Hughes uses in his poetry, such as alienation, dislocation, and inequality, […]
Skill, Talent, and Passion in Writing
It’s long been believed that by being an active reader, you can become a far better writer. While that is certainly true, it’s only one major component to becoming a “formidable writing professional.” Of course, really, the most important part to being a good writer is simply pursuing the act of writing as often as […]
Is It Only Just Fiction?
Is a fictitious work actually ever just fiction? If a work is truly memorable, then it becomes part of your life experience.
Creativity Means Letting Go of Certainties
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Fromm It’s only natural that human beings like to rely on certainties. Many people like having an understood order about the things around them. But, as German philosopher and psycho-analyst Eric Fromm once said, “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” This […]