L.A. Garnett

  • Paying Attention to Your Quiet Thoughts

    Part of being a writer, to whatever extent that may be true for you, is listening to your ideas and giving them a voice. Everyone has hundreds, thousands, of thoughts a day. Generating ideas isn’t this difficult part about being creative. It may start out small, with 2-3 “ideas” a day, but once you start Continue reading

  • An Ode to the Notebook

    I’m not one to tell another writer what they should or should not use to practice their craft. Are you a classic Microsoft Word gal? Great! Perhaps you’ve splurged on a more specific word processor like Scrivener and FocusWriter — phenomenal. Do you like artisinal hand-crafted paper made from recycled toilet paper rolls bound in Continue reading

  • Being Visible

    As far as jumping into the fray goes, I think starting a blog in your own name on today’s internet is one of the biggest leaps a person can take. I’ve never been much for social media – I wasn’t in the Myspace or the Tumblr scenes and my captions and hashtags on Instagram have Continue reading