Category: Authenticity

  • Are you loyal to your “practice”?

    (Let us be like Cole Porter at his best!) Saturday evening I ended up staying in. Original plans to visit a friend’s farm were revised, and thankfully the friend and farmer, was graciously understanding.  I do my best to be loyal to the commitments I make and while dates may change, my intentions are ultimately to…

  • Thumbtack marks the spot for Trusted Local Resources

    Recently I joined an online resource and website that exists to help those in need find local and trustworthy sources. Who wouldn’t want to be found for being a service provider that can be trusted and referred. I strive to attract the “write” business opportunities and have fun doing what I love. Do you? And…

  • The Daily Affirmation for the Writer Within You

    Today I am a relaxed and agile and effective communicator in all interactions. I cultivate a relaxation that steadies me as I channel both brilliant and clear speaking and writing simple and complex. And for this I am appreciated. Who benefits from this state of mind that you can cultivate on demand? You and Others.…

  • Is Your Mission Clear to Those Who Want to Help You?

    Is it? I’ll start the dialogue I hope this post creates with my own attempt to be CLEAR and have a little fun in the process: “Deborah Drake is on a Creative Writing Mission (be you writing for business or otherwise) : To get you to love doing your own writing and express yourself confidently…

  • Third Level Listening (Writing) is waiting for you to tune in.

    I am literally sitting (or pacing about my living room) on a Saturday morning and listening to the current episode of This American Life feeling fully and enthusiastically inspired and validated that  yes, “Authentic Writing Provokes.” Yes, I am asking you to do more than read this blog post and beyond that devote fifteen to…

  • Courageous Writing Can Be Learned

    Today’s Writers Circle of 20 plus individuals got asked a question by facilitator me that for some seemed almost difficult to answer intuitively and  instinctively (which was okay too).  Everyone though offered up their best answer: How courageous is your writing presently? We had a fair number of 7-8’s, a handful of 6’s, some 4’s…

  • To blog or not to blog IS always the question

    Weekly does my Writer’s Support Group for the Reticent Blogger meet at 1pm on Tuesdays. This gathering has been going on since March of 2010 and weekly many of the same people come to convene and converse about what is in the way of writing right now! Or perhaps what success there is to report.…

  • Must Love Dogs…or Cute Kids…or Both?

    “Kids and puppies go viral.” So says one dear writer friend of mine who keeps her finger on the pulse of what goes mercurial within Social Networks. Is this true? What other emotional elements trigger your compassion and enthusiasm to pay it forward? And is it “fair” and authentic to travel on the coat tails…

  • A Writing Coach's Credo

    As a Writing Coach and Catalyst, I use each interaction I have with you to leave you feeling supported, to instill confidence and ultimately help you accomplish your writing goals. With gentle candor and honesty and compassion, in tandem with my self-confidence and writing experience I will earn your trust and establish rapport, so that…

  • Be Impeccable with Your Words

    For the past month, the Sunday morning talks at the Unity service I attend have centered around The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and it has continuously struck me that applying the simplicity of the Four Agreements to one’s writing is a natural extension of living them in one’s daily life. Specifically the Four…