W henever I head to the piano to capture what I hear, I have to be so careful. Any little misstep could easily crush it. Even if I play it almost perfectly, one wrong note in the melody or harmony can make it slip away. A similar thing happens in the word work. The best times are when it comes more as something to preserve than to
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Posted by Mick on Apr 18, 2016
A writer's motivation, Inspiration, Meditations, Monday Motivations, Spiritual, The craft, Writing • Tags: inspiration, listening, the writing life • Comment feed RSS 2.0 - Read this post
A writer's motivation, Inspiration, Meditations, Monday Motivations, Spiritual, The craft, Writing • Tags: inspiration, listening, the writing life • Comment feed RSS 2.0 - Read this post
Working as a writer has much in common with learning good parenting: more than how to communicate, it really starts with learning to listen. Also, both teach by showing you a lot of what not to do. It was several years ago now, but I still remember it as clearly as when I first discovered it. And of course, I thought
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Posted by Mick on Mar 06, 2016
Monday Motivations, Parenting, Writing • Tags: listening, parenting, practice, writing • Comment feed RSS 2.0 - Read this post
Monday Motivations, Parenting, Writing • Tags: listening, parenting, practice, writing • Comment feed RSS 2.0 - Read this post