Browsing articles from "December, 2009"
Dec
16
2009

Christmas Threads

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a… writer? This falls into the category entitled ‘Dubious’. I get ideas all the time. They tumble through my head in drips or in torrents, and I catch as many as I can and pour them into my book of things that need writing at some point. But, dear reader, not all ideas are created equal – and yes, [...]

Dec
9
2009

Being instead of doing

Much as I don’t like to cast myself as the tormented artist, it seems that that is sometimes my fate. To suffer for one’s art implies that you deny yourself in some way – avoiding people, spending money you don’t have, breaking relationships – but the reverse is just as likely to be true, and that is the situation I find myself in. Writers are driven to write for various reasons. I’ve found that lately [...]

My name is Claire Ryan

I like to design, and draw, and film, and all kinds of creative things, but most of all, I like to write.

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