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Scolding the Muse Earlier this week Patti Stafford, of The Stafford Scribe, wrote, "The muse is like a child. It needs love and affection, but sometimes it needs to be scolded too." Most writers...

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The Things We Crave now on Amazon It's official - The Things We Crave is now for sale. I don't know how long it's been available. Last week's communication from the Booksurge people mentioned something about...

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Dream Eater Defense Tactics (Part I) It's time again to address the Dream Eaters, the people you know who blurt idiotic statements such as, "If you're going to be a writer you better have a good job," or, "It's...

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The Monkey Without a Shadow As a grubby little boy I wrote a short story. I'm not sure why. Maybe I was born to be a writer and had no other choice? The other possibility is that writing that one story...

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Battling the Dream Eaters

Posted by Lake | Posted in Dream Eaters, My GOALS | Posted on 18-06-2009

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As I go through my days, I keep thinking about the Dream Eaters and what a huge drag they are on CREATIVES. I have so much to say about this topic and I so want you to chase your dreams and see them fulfilled. For that reason, today I changed the blog’s tag from:

Writer-Musician Pursuing Creativity 24/7

to

Fighting Dream Eaters 24/7

This is because we’re going to battle them together. I’ll share a few tricks I’ve learned over the years. You’ll teach me a thing or two. If the journey get tough, we’ll have each other’s backs. The Dream Eaters got nothing on us, kid. When the dust clears, we’ll stand victorious. Best of all, it’ll be great fun! Just wait and see…

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A Quick Goal Update:

On June 1, 2009 I committed to accomplishing a number of goals. Here’s where I stand 18 days in:

The Things We Crave – Final punch list completed. Most of hte coming weekend is reserved for hunting down typographical errors. Almost done.

Sinister – Meeting with co-writer scheduled for Saturday. Half-way done.

Flesh & Bone – Composition book full of notes. In Progress.

12 more days to go…

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