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 | Nov 14, 2015 | Movies |
First off, this post is likely full of spoilers. While I have absolutely no advanced knowledge of the plot details, I do have a history of accurate story predictions, such as predicting the ending of Breaking Bad with 100% accuracy. (Well, apparently not since they...
by Dan Jeffries | May 6, 2015 | Writing |
The deeper I get into writing, the more I learn. There’s always something new around the next corner. Learning never ends. As such I wanted to start sharing some of the bits I’ve picked up along the way, in the hopes that other writers might find it...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 29, 2014 | Writing |
More from my upcoming book on the spiritual aspects of writing: *** One of the most crucial skills you’ll want to learn as an artist is what I call “finding root.” The term comes to us from the engineering world. “Root cause analysis” or...
by Dan Jeffries | Sep 18, 2014 | Uncategorized, Writing |
This is the second early excerpt from my book on the spiritual aspects of writing. It’s a little rough, but it’s coming along. *** I cannot think of any trait more important to an artist than self-awareness. But what is self-awareness and how do you know...