Yearly Archives: 2017

Don’t get me wrong, I think journaling is great. It’s a wonderful way to internalize difficult or confusing situations. And of course any form of expressive writing helps to hone your skills. As one writing instructor put it: journaling helps to keep your writing motor running! But writing not for […]

Tired of Writing to Yourself?

12 Dec, 2017 in Writing Discussion by Richard Haverlack

The British have a great saying: If you don’t know where you want to go, any road will do. That saying is all about planning a journey before you set out on it. And that has everything to do with writing another person’s story. Or more broadly, about writing anything […]

Where Do You Want To GO?

15 Nov, 2017 in Writing Discussion by Richard Haverlack

It is said that time heals all wounds, but I don’t think so. Grief of loss can percolate back up from it’s unconscious crypt at any time. And when it does, no bandage, scab or scar can contain it. I was doing some dusting in my disgracefully disorganized office space […]

Loss

8 Nov, 2017 in Hospice Discussion by Richard Haverlack