Better today.

See the joy of the creative personality? The fact is I shoveled a ton of story yesterday despite my late night fit of pique.

Thing is. Just because I’m all happy joy joy sunshine girl today doesn’t mean that yesterday wasn’t deeply ugly. It was. And I share that with full realization that it doesn’t make me look very attractive or heroic. It is truly the double edge of the creative sword and if you think you’ve escaped it? You’re either deluding yourself or you are a crap writer. And I’m afraid I have to stand by that, even if I hurts your feelings.

Not that there isn’t a place of joy and harmony for writers. But you don’t get a free pass. Sorry. As my guru of writing says in her book “Inside Story” (and I paraphase, Dara forgive me) if you as a writer can’t get down and dirty with your theme and your own experience. We can tell. Happy for your privacy and our comfort, we don’t know what about your writing is true. So. Delve deep, be honest with yourself. If you honestly explore the question before you from your own experience? Heaven awaits. Or so I’ve been told.