Fear of Writing

10K Day for Writers: RSVP here for Feb 22 or 25

Milli Thornton — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:03:13 +0000

If you’d like to join us for one or both of this month’s 10K Days—Wednesday, Feb 22 or Saturday the 25th—you can start here by posting your RSVP in the comments section below. Please specify which day(s) you’ll be attending. Next step is to prepare yourself ahead of time so you’ll have the best experience...

The Golden Gift of Touching One Reader

Milli Thornton — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:31:01 +0000

By Milli Thornton SOMETHING HAPPENED recently to remind me that touching even one reader has a value that cannot be measured. A reader on a recent post, A Week of Taking Action, said she was so inspired by what I’d written she was going to do an “Afternoon of Taking Action” starting right that very...

j’s Journey: On the value of writing groups

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:50 +0000

By Judy Clement Wall The first writing group I ever joined was (fate-temptingly) named the Writer’s Block. Once upon a time, it had been more of a full-fledged organization with membership dues and guest speakers but by the time I joined, they were ten or so people who loved to write, meeting one Thursday night...

Spider Totem: Creativity and Weaver of Fate

Milli Thornton — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:24:35 +0000

By Milli Thornton In a post earlier this month, Writing for the End of the World, I decided to use talk of 2012 being the end of the world as a way to explore what I would do if this really was the last year of my life. I said: All I know is that...

10K Day: Live, While It’s Happening! – Jan 18 or 21

Milli Thornton — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:00:50 +0000

WELCOME TO ALL those plucky writers who are participating this week! This is the place to post your check-ins for Wed, Jan. 18 and/or Saturday, Jan. 21. To learn more about this event, check the 10K Day section (see blog menu above). If you’re participating from overseas, feel free to start whenever you’re ready. This...

You Just Have to Talk to the Right Person!

Milli Thornton — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:13:06 +0000

By Milli Thornton I DON’T USE this blog for giving advice on how to get published. There’s tons of good advice out there and Fear of Writing is here to fill an entirely different niche. I’m also a self-published writer, so I don’t keep up with the trends. But something happened to me today that...

Writing for the End of the World

Milli Thornton — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:10:56 +0000

By Milli Thornton THE END OF THE WORLD may be coming as advertised. On the other hand, it could all be a hoax the way Y2K was. Who knows? All I know is that I’m not going to spend 2012 listening to scary predictions. I’m going to spend it on my creative dreams. I decided...

10K Day for Writers: RSVP here for Jan 18 or 21

Milli Thornton — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:06:52 +0000

If you’d like to join us for one or both of this month’s 10K Days—Wednesday, Jan 18 or Saturday the 21st—you can start here by posting your RSVP in the comments section below. Please specify which day(s) you’ll be attending. Next step is to prepare yourself ahead of time so you’ll have the best experience...

A Week of Taking Action

Milli Thornton — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:20:12 +0000

By Milli Thornton LAST NOVEMBER I woke up one Monday morning and said to myself, “This is going to be a week of taking action.” That sounded so good—and I felt so ready for it—I decided to name it that. A Week of Taking Action. It had a thrilling ring to it that made me...

Care and Feeding of My Muse

Milli Thornton — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:09:33 +0000

By Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams and Milli Thornton SO MUCH OF the writing advice out there is about actual writing. I think it’s too easy to forget that what we do with the rest of our lives counts toward how we feel about our writing. This is already obvious to some people...