Getting-Ready-to-Get-Ready Syndrome
The symptoms of Getting-Ready-to-Get-Ready syndrome include feeling like you can’t possibly move forward until you lose ten pounds, get a degree,...
Hot Pink Ghosts
Another block to creativity are the ghosts of failures past. A client once told me, “I’m afraid to get my work out there because the last time I...
Does It Have to Be You?
Exercise: 1. Write down all the activities that you typically do in a day, such as: drive in the car pool do laundry pay bills make phone calls...
Ode To The Drama Teacher
Ode To The Drama Teacher And as you stand there: Aghast Because we’re three days from Opening Night and Ado Annie still doesn’t know her lines and...
Where Will I Think to Look for This Later?
Asking yourself the question “Where will I think to look for this?” might be the single greatest organizational step you can take. Asking yourself...
An Ode To The Overwhelmed
And as you stand there Late again Because you forgot to allow time to park And the elevator was slow And you left 10 minutes late to begin with With...
The Couch and the Closet
Peter is a sweet-tempered screenwriter with a tendency toward pessimism. He usually works on his scripts while seated in a corner of his big couch...
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Dear God, I have made a piece that everyone loves, but God, I don’t think it’s very good. I know, it’s a weird problem to have. The thing is, it’s...
There’s No Such Thing as a Single-Discipline Creative
I’ve never met a single-discipline creative. Every creative person I know says things like, “Well, I’m a writer. But I also sing in a choir and play...
A Prayer for Hoping against Hope
And as you stand there Hands clasped in front of you Eyes downcast Concealing the disobedient pounding of your heart It dawns on you: Here we go...
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