Archive for the ‘I don’t have time.’ Category
The Hidden Barrier to Finding Creative Time
Parents: Check your guilt at the door and choose art — for the benefit of you, your kids, my kids, and, let’s be honest, the whole entire world.
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What to Do with the Novel in Your Head
I can’t count the number of times someone has told me they have a novel in their head. But this time, it was different.
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The Parent-Artist: When Worlds, and Identities, Collide
Reconciling the parenting identity with the artist/writer identity to become a parent-artist or a parent-writer.
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Why Work Before Play Doesn’t Work (Making Time for Art, Part 4)
Work Before Play is an old Puritanical principle that shortchanges you before your day has even begun. Here’s why — and here’s how to transform the old ways into something that works better for artists, writers, parents, and other creative types.
In: I can't focus., I can't get inspired., I don't have time., I have too many projects on my plate., I'm a parent., I'm overwhelmed.
Watching the Clock (Making Time for Art, Part 3)
Learn how to cultivate awareness about time so you can manage it better and get more art, writing, or other creative work done.
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What to Do with Distraction (Making Time for Art, Part 2)
How to dispel distraction and fan the fire of focus so you have more time for writing, art, and other creative projects.
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Making Time for Art (Part 1 of 4)
Lack of time (or, rather, the perceived lack of time) has always been my number-one reason (or, rather, my number-one excuse) for not writing or making art. As it turns out, I’m not unusual. At. All.
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I’m Nothing Special: How I Make Time for Art and You Can Too
Tips and tools to help moms, dads, and other parents who are artists or writers make time for their art.
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5 Good Reasons Parents Should Make Art
When I was pregnant with my first child, a close friend and fellow writer said to me, “Just be prepared to give up yourself and your dreams for eighteen years.” I was horrified. I vowed that that wouldn’t be me. It’s been difficult, and it’s happened in fits and starts, but I’ve managed to stay [...]
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FOCUS: Attention as Manageable Energy
Every Monday, I try to examine one assumption I have in my life that could be holding me back in some way. Today, I’m obsessed with my approach to Stark Raving Muse itself. *** I’ve always tried to do too much. It’s the curse of having many interests. In high school, I was in almost [...]
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