by bossmeggan | being a writer
Solitude Smacks Occasionally there are days (like these) that fall upon me with all their weight, blind me with the reality that only a slight shift in perception would prove my life is not one, in fact, of freedom and whimsy, but one instead of isolation and...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
Book Proposals, Feelings, and Anticharities With romance, travel, and creative work, much of my time lately has been spent in the world of feelings. (Ugh, I know.) It’s a subjective place full of supposed intuition, consideration for others, and self-doubt toward this...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, inspiration
Remember, it’s Arbitrary—What Rules Rule You? When updating my Brainfoods page recently, I recalled one of my favorite quotes from Essentialism. “The ability to choose cannot be taken away or even given away—it can only be forgotten.” -Greg McKeown At first...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, musings
Reaching a Stalemate with Creativity When you set out on a creative quest—writing a book, biking cross-country, starting a business—you’re told it will take longer than expected. Somehow, you think the experience of others won’t quite hold true for you…...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, musings
Being in a Relationship with Yourself Does everything that feels creative eventually fall to a place that feels dead? My love for writing has grown disproportionately to my ability to understand what I’m doing along this timeline of being a writer. This time last...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, musings
Writer’s Block if There’s Nothing at Stake? There are seasons for all things in life. (I think someone wrote a song about that.) Moments to work like a hound, moments to rest. Times for sugar, times for health. There’s falling in love, there’s...
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