Forged in Fire: Creativity and the Writer's Journey!
- When I begin a new piece, I write without thinking or planning.
- I welcome the unexpected in my writing.
- My best writing comes from my heart and the fire in my belly.
- I become my characters, they do not become me. I go where my characters take me.
- I love my first draft writing for its chaos, fertility, and uncovered gems.
- I do not think about being published until the piece is finished.
- I set up a writing schedule that supports, not defeats, my writing. I do not use failure to keep to my schedule as a reason to give up.
- I write the story that is gestating within me – even if it scares me or makes me think I am losing my mind.
- Writing is a craft. Craft supports writing, it does not define it.
- I am a fierce warrior for my writing and creativity!