This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Lisa Lawnmaster Hess’s book, “Know Thyself: The Imperfectionist’s Guide to Sorting Your Stuff,” published by Our Sunday Visitor. It is a 2019 CWG Seal of Approval recipient! Organization is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Summary: Know Thyself: The Imperfectionist’s Guide to Sorting Your […]
Creative Infrastructure
Happy New Year! Every year my work process changes to accommodate new realities. Much of it stays constant – the tried and true practices that form an infrastructure for working new projects into the mix. I hope if I share some of my process with you, it will help you […]
Organization for the Writing Life
None of us has enough time, but we might improve considerably our approach to the time we do have. I suggest we consider time ‘as Catholics,’ ‘as professionals,’ and ‘as artists’ to make the most of time. Catholic Time As Catholics, we should have regular recourse to refreshment in ‘time […]
Follow With Feedly
You Could Be a Better Follower! Somewhere, in the territory between “I can’t follow everyone,” and “I wish I could follow more Catholic bloggers” is a place I call ‘Feedly’. Here’s how it works for me: 1. Subscribe to Feedly’s free RSS feed aggregation service at feedly.com. (No, this is […]
The Right Place for Bloggers
If you’ve just been to the LIVE Guild Conference, I’ll bet you’ve been told you need to blog. Just last year, after coming home inspired, I felt a renewed sense of the importance of blogging. Here are some observations and tips that have helped me make a much more serious […]
Mind Taffy
If it’s constantly on your mind, it’s probably not getting done! Action has a clarity about it that cuts through the fog of daydreaming. I’ve noticed that vague dreaming about ideas is helpful to a point, and then becomes quite stressful as I attempt to hold more and more action […]