Inspiration

Inspiration: It’s All Around Us

February 21, 2012

Inspiration is all around us. It comes to me through my senses—seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling, it is what moves me to pick up a pen. Inspiration sends goose-bumps up my arms or chills down my spine. It is a fleeting thing and I have to take notice before it is gone. For example: [...]

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Write for Love

October 14, 2011

When I first started writing I didn’t think about money or publication. I wanted to put the stories I told my children on paper and maybe save them in their baby books for their own children to enjoy. Cal State Northridge offered a course on children’s writing and illustrating, so I signed up. Most of [...]

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For Love or Money: Considering the Future of Writing

October 6, 2011

Considering the question of whether to write for free or not, I have to admit that the future of writing, as a career path, looks pretty grim. The publishing industry has always been a low margin affair, with only the best selling authors and in-demand freelancers making a living from their craft.  Journalists and editors [...]

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Do You Write for Love or Money? First of a series: Exploring My Motivation

September 27, 2011

My first journals were full of teen drama. Questions about friendships and love, wish I had saved them. I wrote to clarify problems and find solutions. Along the way I fell in love with words and started to write poetry. My earlier notations might have made their way to today’s Facebook page. Think envy between [...]

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A Writer’s Bright Ideas

September 2, 2011

This is the third in a series of articles by WE Writers about the writing process. Where do you get your ideas? I’ve been asked. Simple question, right? WRONG. Actually, I never gave it much thought — until now. I know how much of my poetry is born. In fragments. Snippets of memory: a bird, [...]

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