by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 30, 2014 | Creating
“The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.” —Thales You’re asked to share about yourself and your creative work. You start to write a blurb for a proposal or prepare for an interview. You realize you don’t understand yourself and what you do as well as you...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 23, 2014 | Creating
“Waiting in line is a great opportunity to meet people, daydream, or play.” —Hunter Doherty “Patch” Adams You hate waiting—in a line, in a waiting room, in a restaurant foyer. It drives you crazy. Forget about being productive. If waiting drives you crazy, then have...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 16, 2014 | Writing
“The wise learn from the experience of others, and the creative know how to make a crumb of experience go a long way.” —Eric Hoffer You realize you need strong emotional events for your character’s journey. Try using greatest, closest, and funniest moments to...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 9, 2014 | Leading
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” —John Wooden Review your journey in your creative career. Haven’t you received valuable nuggets from others who made a difference in your creative work? You’re...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 2, 2014 | Writing
“Writers create narrative distance when they consciously or unconsciously insert an invisible narrator between the [point of view character] and the reader.” —Jill Elizabeth Nelson You want your reader to connect with your main characters so deeply that your reader...
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