Tag: writing inspiration

• The Door is Open. Walk through it.

  The door is open. Walk through it. No one is going to do it for you. You have to walk through it yourself. What’s holding you back? Doubt? Success isn’t guaranteed. You might be staring at that open door for the rest of your life, but there is one thing that’s for certain. You’ll never…

  sassevn

  April 12, 2016

  Writing Process

  grit, motivation., never give up, writing inspiration

• Ideas for Indie Authors: A Novel is Chasing Me. I’m Losing. (and Winning)

  When good ideas impregnate the mind, why fight them? Over the past three weeks, I’ve had a novel idea, actually related to novel-writing, and I haven’t been able to shake it. Even in the midst of revising novel #5, which was supposed to be my priority, this new idea has consumed me every free moment…

  sassevn

  January 11, 2016

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming for writing, inspiration, novel writing, writing ideas, writing inspiration

• Break Writing

  I have three weeks of Christmas break on a tropical island. You might think it’s a paradise for writers. Well, not to rub it in, but it is. My breaks away from teaching have fueled my writing habits for years, and this one is no exception. As I type, I’m sitting shirtless on a lounge…

  sassevn

  December 27, 2015

  Indie Author

  indie author, novel planning, novel writing, writing, writing inspiration

• Van Gogh’s Determination is an Inspiration for Any Writer

  I had the privilege last week of going to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. I took the self-regulated audio tour, and I must say, I was impressed. Not only with the museum but with narrative they told about Van Gogh. The museum is a beautiful four-story building, tastefully decorated with engaging displays of over…

  sassevn

  June 27, 2015

  Indie Author

  indie authors, van gogh, van gogh’s inspiration, van gogh’s work ethic, writing inspiration, writing process

• Moving Beyond Vietnam

  There were three specific items which led me to be an indie author. 1) A desire to be creative. 2) My introduction to drama. 3) My ten years living in Vietnam. I have always wanted to create. I remember writing songs and plays as as teenager, just trying to find an outlet for what was…

  sassevn

  June 18, 2015

  Indie Author

  growth as a writer, indie author, Vietnam, writing, writing inspiration, writing process

• I’m sure my writing is uneven because my brain is uneven

  Before bed last night, I clicked on Scrivener to read over a chapter from my new novel. I was tired and had few expectations for greatness as my blurry eyes started scanning down the page. And then the strangest thing happened, words flew randomly out of my head, and they made sense. Some even bordered…

  sassevn

  October 10, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  approaches to writing, draft writing, novel writing, writing, writing inspiration, writing session

• Writing: On the Spot Inspiration

  Where does writing inspiration come from? I suppose every writer would answer this in different ways. I love what I call “on the spot” inspiration, when an idea suddenly strikes me out of the blue and it is seemingly unconnected with anything else I had been previously thinking. Then from that small kernel, a solid…

  sassevn

  July 19, 2014

  Writing Process

  drama, Penang, PenangPAC, RLT Players, short plays, theatre, underground railroad, writing block, writing inspiration, writing process, writing techniques

• The Best Comment About My Play (and it revealed something about writing)

  After the Short & Sweet Theatre performance on Friday, a young Chinese woman in her 20s approached me and asked: “Are you the writer of ‘Almighty Might’?” I replied that I was, and then she looked at me intently and asked: “How did you write that? I mean, when I first saw it I was…

  sassevn

  October 27, 2013

  Writing Process

  Almighty Might, short & sweet theatre KL 2013, writing ideas, writing inspiration, writing process