Impossible to Live on Minimum Wage — What do businesses owe individuals? What do we as a society owe those who are the poorest among us? Having been one of the millions of people who worked for the Golden Arches before, and several other fast food establishments, I can confirm for you that working at […]
Grist for the Muse – Impossible to Live on Minimum Wage Read More »
Steven Pressfield’s new book, Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work, covers familiar ground, building upon the information he first presented in his 2002 book: The War of Art (click here for the Muse Review). This book’s format is similar to that of War: short 1 to 2 page chapters, lots of white
Muse Review: Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield Read More »
Here are your Provocative Writing Prompts for Friday, August 16th, 2013: She doesn’t like what she sees. Who is he, really? Enough about you. Plans are underway… I don’t much. She held up something… We couldn’t find it. Like the rest of us… We stopped to get gas… How would you describe… I always say
Provocative Phrase Friday – She doesn't like what she sees +11 Other Writing Prompts Read More »
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey (Editor) This book is a hard one to review because of what it is. This is a meticulously researched work on the work habits of writers, composers, artists and other creative types. He pulls this information from existing sources, biographies, autobiographies and personal journals. If you are
Muse Review: Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey (Editor) Read More »
I changed my mind. I am finding it difficult to be brief and present 6 interesting story sparks each Tuesday as the Grist for the Muse feature. I’m finding that even one of the news stories or articles I find manages to generate many story ideas and interesting questions to explore, and these articles are
Grist for the Muse – Propaganda Posters to Inspire Your Writing Read More »
Here are your Provocative Writing Prompts for Friday, August 9th, 2013: You’re already dead. Why not? I was captivated by… Bear with us… What do we gain… You can count on… More than ever before… Find out right now! For starters… Now I am on the… Wish I’d never… Isn’t it time you…
Provocative Phrase Friday – You're already dead +11 Other Writing Prompts Read More »
I use Feedly and Evernote to help me comb through the numerous blogs and news sites I visit each week, and I’m always finding story worthy stuff (that exists outside of important world events and pop culture) that I may or may not use in the future. In fact, I often find so many interesting
Grist for the Muse – News and Views to Get You Writing: A New Weekly Feature Read More »