by Dan Jeffries | Mar 2, 2016 | Books, Writing, Enlightenment, How-Tos, Psychology |
This is an early excerpt from my forthcoming book on writing: The Fire of Creation I recently re-read the amazing book “Daily Rituals: How Artists Work” and it got me thinking about what master writers do differently than everyone else. What does it take...
by Dan Jeffries | Apr 9, 2014 | Uncategorized, Writing, Psychology, Satori |
So you want to be a writer? Maybe you have dreamed of people mobbing you at a book signing as you write, “thanks for believing in me” over and over. Perhaps you dreamed of a fan telling you that your story meant more to them than anything in the whole...
by Dan Jeffries | Oct 1, 2013 | Art, Books, Drugs, Uncategorized, Writing, Education, Enlightenment, How-Tos, News, Psychology, Reviews, Satori, TV |
Sometimes being a writer can ruin stories for you because you can see endings coming a mile away. Unfortunately, I sometimes forget this is not the case for my friends and I totally killed the Breaking Bad ending for a few folks by predicting every beat. Some people...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 22, 2013 | Art, Uncategorized, Writing, Education, Psychology |
So, I just killed one of my favorite characters today. It’s done and she’s never coming back. As for me, I can’t write another word in that book right now. I need time to sit back, process it. After eight months of working up to the scene I saw it...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 10, 2013 | Uncategorized, Enlightenment, Psychology |
So, you say you don’t have enough time to do the things that you want to do. In fact what you’ve done is filled your life with meaningless shit. I know. I’ve done it myself. A lot. The problem is most of the things you’ve taken on just...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 5, 2013 | Art, Drugs, Uncategorized, Writing, Enlightenment, Psychology, Satori |
Artists feel pain differently. We’re not like other people. Sometimes when I’m out with friends, the slightest insult might wound me deeply. Inside I know it’s ridiculous, there’s nothing wrong, but at the emotional level I’m suffering....
