Pick Me Up


For those days when you are discouraged and need some encouragement to keep going, continue writing, and persevere to create your work of art.

"Writers don't play enough like dancers. Dancers enjoy their art, we can enjoy our as well." -Brother Allen

"Writers see the world through eyes of compassion. People do crazy things for a reason, because they are broken, and writers understand the hidden stories." -Brother Allen

"Sneak around the inner critic, the "police state" in your mind." -Brother Allen

"Write for one reason, to entertain, or stimulate the intellect." -Brother Allen

"Story answers the question. 'and then?' Plot answers the question, 'why?'" -Brother Allen

"Being a writer is a title you have to earn every day; by writing." -Brother Allen





Let's embrace who we are, and recapture the joy we used to feel in our passions, by doing something that we love every day! :)



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