Memorial Day was carved out on our calendar as a holiday for remembering our war dead. When we contemplate our soldiers sacrifice, it's helpful to note that they fought for something larger than themselves--they fought for a dream. They sacrificed for the dream of a better tomorrow.
This weekend might also be a good time to remember your dreams, especially those that have died from neglect.
What was it that made you want to write in the first place? Where do you see yourself as a writer? What dreams are you willing to fight for?
It is so easy to lose sight of your dreams. I know I've often been pulled in other directions because an opportunity was just too irresistible. This summer I plan to refocus on my dream of becoming a published novelist.
Take this time to examine your dreams, but remember, as Memorial Day teaches, dreams require sacrifice. Is your dream worth the sacrifice? I don't know about you, but I believe mine are.
Good luck with your dreams and have a Happy Memorial Day.
Janice Lane Palko
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Welcome to Jan's Writing Lane
Welcome to Jan's Writing Lane
Everyone wants to "have written," but the hard part is actually doing the excruciating work of writing--putting the ideas swimming in your head onto the pages and changing the tense from writing to have written. For a long time, I've been wanting to "have written" a writing blog, but I have been too busy to sit down and blog.
Busy is good. It means you are active, engaged in life. Busy times are a good way of stockpiling experiences that you can draw on when writing.
This past year I went back to school to work on a degree in creative writing and literature. Other than my article writing and editing job, I haven't had much time to write creatively. But oh my, have I been stockpiling.
What new experiences have you plunged into lately? I don't believe in writer's block. I believe in writer's blah. I think lack of creativity is a result of ruts--doing the same thing, going the same places, seeing the same people, reading the same things.
Shake up your life. Do something different. Drive to work a different way. And very soon little bubbles of inspiration will rise out of that stagnant pool that has been your mind.
Janice
Everyone wants to "have written," but the hard part is actually doing the excruciating work of writing--putting the ideas swimming in your head onto the pages and changing the tense from writing to have written. For a long time, I've been wanting to "have written" a writing blog, but I have been too busy to sit down and blog.
Busy is good. It means you are active, engaged in life. Busy times are a good way of stockpiling experiences that you can draw on when writing.
This past year I went back to school to work on a degree in creative writing and literature. Other than my article writing and editing job, I haven't had much time to write creatively. But oh my, have I been stockpiling.
What new experiences have you plunged into lately? I don't believe in writer's block. I believe in writer's blah. I think lack of creativity is a result of ruts--doing the same thing, going the same places, seeing the same people, reading the same things.
Shake up your life. Do something different. Drive to work a different way. And very soon little bubbles of inspiration will rise out of that stagnant pool that has been your mind.
Janice
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