Shape Your Dreams
There is one creative force that we have not spent a lot of time on this year. It is something that every poet and artist has evoked since language began. The muse. The spark. Inspiration. While I have not addressed inspiration directly I have talked about it. I don’t believe that a great artist, writer or baker should sit about waiting for lightning to strike… →
Whether you realize it or not, every single one of us has a dream. Whether you spend your day too busy to think or just chilling with some video games, all of us have dreams. When we think of dreams we tend to think of the grandest of achievements in human history. Learning to fly, going to the moon, diving to the bottom of the… →
There is one thing that I believe is vitally important if we are to reach for our dreams. It is not something that fits into the SMART acronym for goal setting. When we set goals for ourselves there is an expectation when we set them that they will be accomplished. That the goals we have specified, measured and set out to accomplish will one day… →
Setting really big goals is important. These big goals can inspire us to work hard and can give us a dream to pursue. Yet these big goals are also the most likely to fail. Big dreams are as dangerous as they are necessary but they do not have to fail. There are steps we can take right off the bat to assess and determine how… →
For many of us, 2020 was a year that saw upheaval in ways most of us never imagined possible in our modern times. I saw my job and my health threatened by the same invisible cause. I watched as my social connections frayed as video chat replaced sitting beside someone and giving them a hug. I watched in horror as our country cracked under the… →
In the bustle and hubbub of life, I feel it is important to find moments and places to step back. To just let my mind rest. There is usually one spot in the city that is still, the park. A refuge of the natural world surrounded by towering monuments of human progress. Here in these bite-sized pieces of nature, one can get away from the… →
We are officially halfway through November which means we are halfway through NaNoWriMo! Many of you should be nearing 25,005 words! Some of you though may be struggling and that is perfectly fine! I have three tips for those who are having a hard time right now. If you are behind on your word count, unable to make headway, or just feel like this isn’t… →
November is National Novel Writing Month! To celebrate and encourage you to join me in the race to 50,000 words the DreamAnvil will be posting on Sunday for the next four weeks! Get out there and write those novels! With the coming week, many of you may be wondering why I tricked you into doing this thing! WriMo is a challenge, it’s not a walk… →
November is National Novel Writing Month! To celebrate and encourage you to join me in the race to 50,000 words, the DreamAnvil will be posting on Sunday for the next four weeks! Get out there and write those novels! This is it! The moment we have been waiting for, the month I have been preparing you all for. Today a million story ideas will be… →
It is a question as old as writing and storytelling itself. What is more important? Good characters or a good plot? What matters? I have asked myself this same question since my very first forays into creative writing. Do I spend time making a compelling drama or should I invest in interesting characters? How about a really interesting world? Where does that fit in? If… →