Writing
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Let Me Tell You A Story
I am sitting down to write this morning because that seems to be the way I get my lungs and heart to work. Writing sometimes feels like riding a stationary bicycle. You approach it with resistance, maybe a little boredom. You don’t really feel like you are getting anywhere, but later you feel the ache Continue reading
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How To Kill Your Dreams
So here I am again. Trying to write some kind of truth. There’s this long blog entry sitting in draft mode in my wordpress dashboard, that I’ve been working on for too long. It’s one of those things that seemed like a good idea to write, but when the words come, they seemed disingenuous. So Continue reading
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Once Upon A Book
Eight years ago I was participating in a required fasting retreat. (It’s bizarre to think I ever did that.) Even though I had to break it early and eat crackers, It was Valentine’s Day and it snowed, so it felt like a sign. I was inspired to write a book. It was called More Than Enough- Continue reading
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The Divorce of Things From Their Names
“The world is babbled to pieces after the divorce of things from their names.” -Wendell Berry We speak and write, but speaking and writing isn’t enough we want charts and definitions to tells us what we mean words are meant to communicate but we’re always trying to read between the lines to see things that Continue reading
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Narcissistic Notes From My Seventeen-Year-Old Self
Most of the time I remember my teenage self as being super insecure, wanting to be anyone other than me. Then I come across little gems like this: I know that I have what it takes to be an author. I know I have what it takes to put my name on New York Times Continue reading
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Why Write?
Yesterday I wrote a guest post for my friend Jeff Goins, on why writers need to enter into the stories they tell. Jeff is an excellent communicator and offers tons of great advice on art, creativity, blogging and making a difference in the world. I recommend his blog to everyone interested in writing. You Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 