by tywash | Jan 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Instead of making resolutions this year, I’m going to accept Suleika Jaouad’s invitation to reflect on the past year through a five-part series of lists. This activity prompts us to journal about five questions, in whatever format works for you: What in...
by tywash | Aug 23, 2021 | My Process
Rituals. In her practical guide, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life, Twyla Tharp, renowned choreographer, refers to these as “automatic but decisive patterns of behavior” (15). By thinking of an activity as a ritual, a rote behavior, you...
by tywash | Aug 3, 2021 | My Inspiration
Toward the middle of my stay on the Big Island, I attended a yoga class at Old Airport Beach in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was phenomenal. (Above, you can see the view I had from my mat). I almost didn’t go that morning, but somehow I did, and I managed to be in...
by tywash | Jul 24, 2021 | Your Support
At a panel discussion in 2015, editors gathered to discuss the lack of diversity in the publishing industry. Editors noted that “writers of color [WOC] face insurmountable challenges,” acknowledged that “the game has always been rigged,” and...
