Tag Archives: character

Honesty

I’ve been struggling to find time in my life. It feels like the end of a winter season, where things are wanting to sprout and begin a new growth cycle. It’s a difficult place to be in. I was going … Continue reading

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Drama Mama

Drama. We all have it. We all live in it – one way or the other. It can suck the life out of you and it will suck the life out of your creativity. Today’s Right to Write by Julia … Continue reading

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The Book Thief…My New Fave

Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like rain.” ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief   I have been … Continue reading

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Creatively Bad Behavior

Working through Julia Cameron’s The Right to Write has had me do too much thinking. This week is about letting it all hang out. It’s about not following the rules and writing badly. I like to think of it as … Continue reading

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Identity Crisis

Mondays are personal growth days here at Weelilwimsy. My opinion is that Monday’s suck, period. We are recovering from a shock to our system by going back to work or school; getting up with the crazy chickens (whoever the hell … Continue reading

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It’s None of My Business

Creativity is none of my business. Neither is it yours. What wants to be created just wants to be. We aren’t to stand in it’s way. Julia Cameron’s The Right to Write this week is about laying a track for … Continue reading

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An Old Classic Had a Secret

Jonathan Winters is one of my favorite comedians. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, but my family made me watch old black and white movies/shows etc from time to time. This included all the comedians of their generation. … Continue reading

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The Mother of all Lies

The trick to finding time to write (or create) is to do it from the perspective of love and not product ~ Julia Cameron Well, today is Saturday and I got a good hard slap in the face when reading … Continue reading

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Imagination Running Wild

Creativity is about listening. It is the artist working to get what they hear down, instead of making something up and calling it art. It is only found in the “zone”. I believe that creativity has to be harnessed or … Continue reading

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Super Hero Writing Maniac

Sometimes I pretend my curling iron is a light saber …. Author Unknown When was the last time you sat down to create anything and you thought,  hmmm, I think I will get into character? Today I did just that. … Continue reading

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