Writing Is a Game for Optimists
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” This piece of wisdom came from an American baseball player long deceased. His name was Babe Ruth, and I transposed his famous quote into “Never let the fear of rejection keep you from writing”. American baseball is a game of optimism. Seventy-five […]
Best Writing Tip: Don’t Wait for The Muse
I have always been highly susceptible to anything that promised I could become a writer. I believed in magical notebooks, charmed pens, lucky knickers, and I believed in every writing myth going. The biggest myth, and the one that for many years stopped me from writing, was my belief in The Muse. I used […]