Serious. That's what my critical voice wanted me to be. More serious. It wanted to rob me of the play and joy I find in creating. That was actually the second thing I learned by stopping to take a moment to listen to what my critical voice was yelling at me about. The first was … Continue reading The noise subsides
Merlin, Bella, and I sat outside today while I did some writing. I finished the 5th part of my current Fenrir's Tale. Now I can start on the 6th part. It's definitely becoming a novella. That's a picture of Merlin and Bella above. I love how they both looked up at the camera when I … Continue reading Trying to settle the screams
The scratches Temmy left on my arm yesterday must have traumatized my body more than I thought. Early in the morning, I dreamt that I was outside with a couple people -- I don't remember their faces or who they were. I was carrying an animal. In the dream, I knew what the animal was, … Continue reading Reap what you sow – so they say
I wrote today because my mind was definitely self-sabotaging me from painting. Although, I couldn't even write today until I took a 2 hour nap. As typical for this time of year, I'm not sleeping well. Add to that the sinus infection and I really am not getting good rest. So, while all the pets … Continue reading Suffocating exercises
I went to paint today and ran into a problem. My tabletop easel was not going to cut the size of painting I wanted to work on, and my big easel needed parts. So, I went to town, took Merlin with me, and joined up with my son and his girlfriend, Erin, for some shopping. … Continue reading Getting things together
I got up early this morning and went out to the garden to weed while it was still cool. It’s hard to tell in the picture above, but the top half of the picture is the weeded portion and the bottom is still to be done. Here’s the portion I’ve done: This is the side … Continue reading Clearing the garden
This is my third attempt at a post tonight. In reflection upon what I'd been writing earlier tonight, it would seem that I'm at an uncomfortable point with my craft. I want to get better and I know this, but the way I feel is in conflict with how the world is. I want to … Continue reading Everything is odd
I've been trying to enjoy the little things today, like watching the little black birds bathing in the large dark puddle of my neighbor's driveway, seeing a man smile as he passes a woman carrying a baby, and the chuckle of an old woman even though I don't know what she was laughing at. I … Continue reading A reason to get some sleep
In paying attention to my critical voice lately, I've become fascinated by the terror barrier. What's a terror barrier? It's that moment where you either want to do something (or know you need to do something), but you just can't get yourself "motivated" to do it. While I'd read about it and discovered it for … Continue reading Terror barrier realized
Spent most of the day helping a writer friend get her book(s) ready to go wide (meaning to more stores and outlets than just Amazon) and shopping. I did also get some audio work done. I'm starting to chomp at the bit to get back to recording. I have 3 Loki novellas that I want … Continue reading Scaring critical voice
Dawn Blair - Tours of Imagination 
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