by Mary DeRosa | Jan 21, 2016 | Creativity, Gratitude, Rejection
I confess, I am a sucker for talent shows. Okay, so they’re cheesy, overproduced and hosted by vapid mannequins with serious self tanning issues. But I can’t help it. Every time I see one of the hopeful contestants take the stage, I am drawn in. Not...
by Mary DeRosa | Jan 4, 2016 | Books, Creativity, Writing
“So, how many of these will you ever actually read again?” my husband asked as he tripped over the stupidly huge piles of books obscuring the bedroom floor. Considering there were more than I could count, I opted to plead the fifth. Like a lot of writers, I...
by Mary DeRosa | Dec 10, 2015 | Creativity, Resistance, Writing
“Comparison is the death of joy.” – Mark Twain I hate to admit it, but one of my worst habits is comparing myself to other writers…usually when I’m in the throes of fearing that I’m not good enough at what I do. Of course, this is wildly unproductive, and I...
by Mary DeRosa | Sep 17, 2015 | Creativity, Resistance, Writing
When I sat down to write this first post, I’d thought that I was set on talking about the current state of my writing life. The novel whose characters seem to envelop me in a warm hug one moment, then kick me in the shins and run away screaming, refusing to cooperate...
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