I meant to post this on New Year’s Day but I left the lettering in my scanner at work and forgot to scan it. I found it this morning. The sentiment remains true and any day can be the first chapter of your new year. This was drawn with a flexible nib dip pen…
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Quote: Traveling Heart
If you use WordPress, you may have noticed the quotes that appear along the margin when you publish a post. The quote I received today was quite fitting as I plan to spend the afternoon replying to an enormous pile of letters. To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving…
On Keeping a Notebook
There is a fabulous article on Lifehacker this morning on keeping a notebook in the digital age which, I’m sure we can all agree, is a fabulous idea. (via Lifehacker, quote via Pencil Revolution)
I also believe the quiet, meditative aspects of writing are lost on this generation. At one time the practice of forming letters beautifully was a useful and calming way to spend time and energy. It was the way my mother kept me still and content during long sermons at church. She would give me a…
Paper and pencil is the conduit for reasoning outside of your brain.
Paper and pencil is the conduit for reasoning outside of your brain.A profound and a strong case for writing, if only to clear your head and clarify your ideas. Thank you, Frank Chimero.
The thing about opening your mind up to a new story idea is that you once you do it, there’s no going back. All of a sudden, everything seems like it has to do with the new idea. Songs and lyrics and billboards and articles and movies and books and people seem to come at me, out of nowhere, non-stop.
The thing about opening your mind up to a new story idea is that you once you do it, there’s no going back. All of a sudden, everything seems like it has to do with the new idea. Songs and lyrics and billboards and articles and movies and books and people seem to come at…
Stop trying to think outside the box and put your energy into making a bigger box. Why? Because possibility drives creativity. Not the other way around.
Stop trying to think outside the box and put your energy into making a bigger box. Why? Because possibility drives creativity. Not the other way around. Stop Trying To Be Creative – Stepcase Lifehack Get inspired to be more creative by trying to be less creative.