C.C. Yager's Blog, page 16

Food for Thought Going Forward

My blogger friend, Damyanti Biswas, lives in Singapore and regularly travels around the world. She’s posted a thoughtful reflection on using social media in a time of upheaval and intense disagreements. I think it’s worth our time to read her … Continue reading →

Creating Character: Flaws

For the last several months, I’ve been fascinated by Donald Trump. Not because I agree with him and I voted for him.  No. He’s a perfect example of a character with hubris. What is hubris? Pride and arrogance, full on … Continue reading →

“What do you do?”

This past week, I read in the February 2017 issue of The Writer an article about how to deal with that often terribly uncomfortable question. Writers who also have day jobs don’t always feel discomfort at that question because they … Continue reading →

Revision

The last week or so my writing work has been focused on a nonfiction piece that’s ready for revision/editing. An interview in a Q&A format, a first for me. It’s too long for one thing. I want to preserve its … Continue reading →

Updates:

The last day of 2016. The prevailing feeling online is “good riddance” to this year. No doubt about it, 2016 has been a challenging year in many ways. Right now, I’m in a strange place because of the election. Back … Continue reading →

Chillin’ Out

Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I struggle through the month of December and don’t feel truly normal again until January 15. It may have something to do with being told from a very young age … Continue reading →

Thinking About my Creative Process

It’s the holiday season, that time of the year when it’s next to impossible to get away from the noise, activity, crowds, and craziness that accompanies it. When I was a child, I loved this month, loved snow storms, loved … Continue reading →

Writing by Hand

During the last week at my part-time job, I’ve been working on a data entry project that involves reading filled-out slips and entering the information into an Excel spreadsheet. Sounds boring, right? It could be, I suppose, but I find … Continue reading →

Working, or Why Making Art is a Fulltime Job

While following a symphony orchestra labor dispute recently, I was reminded of the public’s perception of professional orchestral musicians, i.e. these people don’t work hard or fulltime. Wrong! It’s the same thing with writers although with professional writers, the professional … Continue reading →

Fog

Outside my window this morning, dense fog obscured my view of the lake and furred the edges of the buildings and trees. The word that popped into my mind was Nebel, the German word for fog. The world outside reflected … Continue reading →