If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
This is a re-post of a blog I wrote in 2010. November is coming and this seemed like a good time to revisit the value of NaNoWriMo and practice. Any labor honestly rendered is sacred. -- Kurt Fristrup I've been reading a lot of blog posts and comments about NaNoWriMo and I've found some of... Continue Reading →
I've shared this quote before and I'm sharing it again, because I can't hear it, see it, or read it enough. Perfectionism tells me not to bother. Don't even try. If I can't do it perfectly, then it's a waste of time to start. So I repeat this proverb to myself: Only he who does nothing... Continue Reading →
I've got a new obsession: bullet journals. It's really a combination of old obsessions — list-making, planning, and books — all coming together in a different way. As with any new interest, I'm in the process of learning all about it. I'm reading blog posts, watching how-to videos, and examining images of other people's systems to... Continue Reading →
I've said it before and I'm sure to say it again: Perfectionism paralyzes. Perfectionism poisons. Perfectionism kills — not people (well, not literally), but creativity. While it's important to set the bar high, to shoot for our ideal, we have to keep an eye on our nit-picky Inner Critic for whom nothing is good enough.... Continue Reading →
When I make something (whether I'm writing, sewing, knitting, or drawing), it's easy to get caught up in what others will think. I see the flaws — the awkward wording, the mismatched points, the uneven decreases, the distorted proportions — and assume everyone else will see the same things and hate the finished product because... Continue Reading →
