by bossmeggan | being a writer
Inception Points It was this time last year when the thought of being a writer first crept into my mind. My sister and I had spent two weeks traveling through six cities across Southern France. When her time was up, I continued on to Genoa, Italy. I couchsurfed with a...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, inspiration
The Beans of Overanalysis My psychologist tells me I tend to overanalyze things. She is not the first loved-one to do this. I finally asked her, “Do you mean compared to other people?” “Well, yes.” This surprised me. What do others do during the quiet stretches of...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
How to Write a Book, First. I thought this would be the triumphant year in which I wrote a book. Apparently, it is to be the year I learn to write a book. (If you’re following, yes—I still plan to have it finished soon.) Three months will mark the anniversary of...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
Habits, Patterns, and Love: Where Does Honesty Apply? For fear that they will tell me what I don’t want to hear, I’m refraining from reviewing the posts I’ve written lately. The sneaking suspicion is that I’ve been complaining a lot about how generally distracted I...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, inspiration
Big Goals and Nesting Dolls The past month hasn’t felt very productive. How can I write about creativity or goals (i.e., the topics of this blog) if I’m not doing things? In an attempt to inspect that feeling, I made a list: When did the non-productivity begin?...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, inspiration
Flow, Symbiosis, and Mastery: Can We Master Anything? We write and we believe through the act of writing we are being honest. The paper, to the pen, to the hand, the arm, the head, the brain. A straight line. Connected. Mind to output. But there are no straight lines...
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