by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 12, 2013 | Creating
“One definition of maturity is learning to delay pleasure. Children do what feels good; adults devise a plan and follow it.” —Dave Ramsey Your book, painting, or speech is important. You want to have peace in progressing on your project. But there’s no time anymore....
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 5, 2013 | Creating
“When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” —Exodus 13:17 Do you ever feel like you’re filled with a...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 28, 2013 | Creating
“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God..” —Leo Buscaglia When we learn a new technique or have a success in our creative work, it’s easy to believe it’s what we were called to do. We need to stand just as confident when our...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 21, 2013 | Writing
“Let’s have some new clichés.” —Samuel Goldwyn People roll their eyes at others who talk in constant clichés. Writers and speakers are told to edit out clichés from their work. So, are these overused phrases, which often hit the nail on the head, not worth the paper...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 14, 2013 | Creating
“If you don’t understand a problem, then explain it to an audience and listen to yourself.” —Tom HirshfieldYour creative work isn’t where you want it to be. You’ve done your checklists, and it’s still lacking. You want to improve your baby so your teacher, critique...
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