If someone offered you 10 million dollars with only one small catch, would you take it?
The other day I had an email from a friend about me screenwriting at 6 a.m. every morning. She said, "I admire your discipline. It must come from a deep passion." I thought, "Is this passion? Is...
The truth about why you don’t have time to write
One of the most common excuses I hear from people who say they want to write but aren't doing it is that they don't have enough time to write. If you're attached to that excuse, you might not want...
Intriguing side effects of getting up at o’ dark hundred
A few weeks ago, I wrote about getting up at 6 a.m. to write. I've continued with the experiment and I've been enjoying the results very much. I've been surprised to notice a number of interesting...
Radically transform your life, a little bit at a time
Last week I wrote about aligning your day job with your creative destiny and there were a few objections about the practicality of such things in this day and age. So I want to be clear. I'm not...
Align your day job with your creative destiny
Being trapped between a "day job" and your true creative destiny can be awkward. It doesn't have to be. All too often, having a "day job" or "support job" looks like doing work you don't enjoy in...
Why I’ve been getting up at 6 a.m. lately
I've been getting up at 6 a.m. lately to do something that feels remarkable. Before you think I'm "just an early bird" let me tell you that up until recently: 1) my ideal sleep scenario involved NO...
My ego died a little more today
A while ago I wrote a post about facing the dark creative void, which was received with slightly mixed reviews. A few people noted (or responded privately) that for them creativity is about light...
Do You “Believe Beyond Reason?”
When Joss Whedon's sci-fi western television series, "Firefly," was cancelled by the Fox network in 2002, the fans of the show were devastated. But Joss told his actors that he wouldn't give up and...
Your Tomato Fears Don’t Fool Me
I watched a beautiful yet horrifying video recently about how conventional tomatoes are picked green then forced to ripen in a gas chamber before going to market. Hence their perfectly even red...
Getting into the Creative Zone
I've heard from many creatives that it takes too long to get in and out of the "creative zone" so they can't find the time to do their creative work, because they have to have big long chunks of...
Healing Your Past Creative Wounds
One of the things that can stop us from moving ahead with our creative work is our creative wounds. These are the painful experiences we've been through associated with our creative work that lead...
The Dreaded ‘D’-Word
Lately I've been talking a lot with my very right-brained, creative, multi-passionate, multi-talented clients and cohorts about the "D"-word. Yeah, that's right. Discipline. It's enough to make an...