by Eileen | Dec 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Pay attention to the gap – the gap between two thoughts, the brief, silent space between words in a conversation, between the notes of a piano or flute, or the gap between the in-breath and the out-breath. When you pay attention to those gaps, awareness...
by Eileen | Dec 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent Van Gogh In my writing workshops I often remind people that change is not easy or quick. If your character goes from a wimpy moisture farmer on page one to a Jedi knight by page...
by Eileen | Nov 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in-between are the doors of perception.” Huxley Anyone who knows me knows that I am a person who likes to snuggle in at home. There are few things I like better than a cup of tea (or glass of wine...
by Eileen | Nov 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost Have you ever played that game? You know the one. You try and imagine what your life would have been like if you’d made different choices....
by Eileen | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“There is little difference in being lost and exploring.” Dan Eldon We’ve all had times when we wonder if we’ve lost our way. We had a destination in mind, but washed up on a shore we didn’t expect. You may be feeling lost in your...
by Eileen | Nov 7, 2022 | Writing prompts
Everyone is a customer for somebody or a supplier to somebody. — W. Edwards Deming It’s easy to think of a grocery store as just a place where you go to get food, but your grocery store is also a customer. You may be making mad dash to score some BBQ (or...
by Eileen | Oct 17, 2022 | Writing prompts
That’s where they used to string up thieves who felt ‘fine’. — John Bridger The main thrust of the opening scenes of 2003 version of The Italian Job is the danger of getting complacent, of losing the minor sense of unease that keeps us sharp....
by Eileen | Oct 10, 2022 | Writing prompts
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. ― Thomas Aquinas How many times have you been lost in reading and come across an absolute kicker of a sentence, one that makes you stop in your tracks and...
by Eileen | Oct 2, 2022 | Writing prompts
Advice in old age is foolish. For what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach our journey’s end? — Marcus Tullius Cicero How often do you ask for advice? How often do you give it? Do you always wait to be asked or...
by Eileen | Sep 18, 2022 | Writing prompts
Keep Austin Weird — Red Wassenich, 2000, while pledging to an Austin radio station Depending on circumstances and expectations, being different can be a blessing or a curse. Extra tall or super short? Life can be a bit of a challenge when clothes shopping,...
