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September 19, 2017 3 Comments

Ep 119: If a Writing Nemesis Holds You Back, It’s Time to Be Free

If a Writing Nemesis Holds You Back, It's Time to Be Free (Ep 119: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

In Rumors of Water, L.L. Barkat recommends a book to her daughter. Barkat is out in the garden with her girls, who are pulling weeds, and one of the girls, Sara, has decided she hates Bishop’s Weed. Barkat tells Sara, “It’s your nemesis…Every gardener has a nemesis.” She continues with her own reflection on the impact of having a nemesis—a garden nemesis or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, writing Tagged With: l.l. barkat, nemesis, Resistance, Rumors of Water, Steven Pressfield

January 4, 2012 11 Comments

Curiosity Journal: January 4, 2012

Each Wednesday I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. Now I'm simplifying, to see if I like a slimmed-down version. ::: Reading From Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing, by my friend and colleague L.L. Barkat, Chapter 2: "Let the unrestrained rain of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, Curiosity Journal Tagged With: Art, l.l. barkat, poetry, Rumors of Water, The Solitary Reaper, Wordsworth, writing

December 27, 2011 21 Comments

Season of Creativity

Heavy, wet flakes of snow are dropping steadily from the sky today, weighing down branches, muffling sound. The girls are playing a CD of a singer whose mellow voice is new to me. I have brewed loose tea in my blue-and-white Spode teapot, poured it into a Christmas cup, stirred in a teaspoon of honey, and begun to sip it down smooth. I figure I can use these cups with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity Tagged With: creativity, creativity & writing, l.l. barkat, Rumors of Water, sketching, writing

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