Oh hey, this is new. I’ve never worried about the ego in a story before. I wrote a short story partly to challenge myself, to try different things with narrative and words. It’s what the story demanded but also something I know will make me a better writer—make me more the writer I want to […]
Tag: fear
‘Scary’ is just another word for ‘challenge’
I’m back! Or trying to be. Since my last post, we welcomed our second kid and as always this is a rough transition. Anyway, the post… Ok. Ignore that these are different parts of speech and let me run with this. ***Quick disclaimer: this is all my personal experience and your mileage may vary. It […]
I Am Superwoman: Part Two
In case you missed it, you can find part one here. With everything going on, I made two requests of my baby-to-be: arrive in October – anytime, so long as it’s October – and be under eight pounds. I thought those were reasonable enough, and she apparently agreed. At work, I managed to pass along […]
My Silence Comes In Waves
When I fall into radio silence for an extended time, you know something’s going on with me. That something could be good or bad, or just many somethings all at once. I haven’t posted here since I found out I’m pregnant. EEEEEE!!!! OMG!!!!!!! (Finally!) I’ve known a solid three months now. It took me ages […]
New Play Festival
In addition to the overflow of ideas in September, some bizarre part of me thought it would be an excellent idea to sign up for the 24 Hour New Play Festival. As a writer. This is how it works: a group of awesomely insane people get together on a Friday night and split into teams […]
Badass
In further proof that I’m insane, I’ve officially signed up to do something that terrifies me. Yesterday, I volunteered to run a scriptwriting workshop for a bunch of teenagers. After spending the greater part of the day battling an emotional breakdown. (Completely unrelated, fyi.) My day: sleep in make awesome breakfast proceed to breakdown haul in […]
Happy Rejection!
There is something amazing about a rejection letter that accuses a story of being both well-written and an enjoyable read. Rejections are great. Really! For me. At this point and time in my writing career. This is in large part due to the fact that I can count the number of rejection letters on one […]
Happy Ragnarok!
Given the crazy weather lately, it figures that the end of the world should arrive on a day this sunny and (relatively) warm. Seriously, how many times has the world ended over the last few years? Is anyone else finding this a little repetitive? On that note, I would like to announce (for those of […]
Blogging Blather
The awesome part about participating in a group blog on writing: I have begun to feel less like an impostor. From the age of eight, I knew I was going to be a writer. I wrote as much as possible, made as many mistakes as possible. I read widely and voraciously. And I read anything I […]
Insidious Insecurity
So today, I want to talk about insecurities. We all have them. Some are probably so ingrained, we don’t even know that we have them. Last weekend was amazing, by the way. For many reasons, but chiefly… I learned how to sew. Ok, so my grandmother taught me the basics of how to sew when […]
Melissa Burkart 