by Shannon Fox
My friend showed me this today and it was too good not to share. Make good art ❤
(source)
SHANNON FOX
Shannon is a multi-genre writer of stories spanning past, present, and future. Her work has appeared in DreamForge Anvil, Air & Nothingness Press, and Third Flatiron, among others. She has a B.A. in Literature-Writing from UC-San Diego. When not writing, she spends her time dancing with horses which she’s found is significantly easier to do with four feet instead of two. She lives in San Diego, CA, with her husband and three cats – one of whom may or may not be a demon in disguise.
Author | Owner at Minute Marketing | Equestrian | Real Estate Industry Expert | Small Business Marketing | Colorado Native | San Diego Based
Shannon Fox - Author 
Fantastic address. Thanks so much for sharing.
That was brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing. As a graduate of one week, it’s just what I needed to hear 🙂 Just so you know, I’m going to repost it on my blog and cite you as my source.
This is really awesome, and it’s so inspiring! Thank you for sharing. 🙂 I’m going to post a link to it on my blog.
Pingback: Awesome Advice from Neil Gaiman « paigeaddams
A great address.
Thanks so much for sharing this, made my day!
Brilliant… I’m goina throw this on the Dark Globe
Thanks Shannon
DJ-
Weirdly, wordpress decided that I needed to approve your comment….um what? Haha the internet
Lol
DJ-
It’s funny, now that I’ve been Single for a year, in My Moments where I’m Missing Having a Relationship come up, I’ve been thinking to Myself “Make… Good… Art”, Lol
Every since I Originally Watched it, I’ve been doing that… Probably because he mentions it in the “Make Good Art”, part of this Address… And he’s right… I’ve been doing that, and I’ve been a bit less lonely.
However, I’ve recently hit a point where I’m needing a bit of a rest from all of My Creating, Lol… I don’t mean I’ll Write less, I’m not sure that’s Possible anymore… I’ve Spent the Last 10 Months Building “Writing Habits”, so whether I feel like Writing or not, I Write anyway, Lol… It just happens.
I just remember how we talked about how Difficult The Nights can be sometimes… Tis True… But Making Good Art has Helped me a bit, Lol… At least I hope it’s Good Art, Lol
DJ-
I finally reached the point in my life where I’m mining my past relationship for story stuff 🙂 I wrote a quick little bit of flash fiction, which I might post on here (not sure yet) based on an experience I had around Christmas. The most therapeutic part of all this is, of course, when a piece you wrote as a result of that relationship (in whatever context) gets published or otherwise praised/recognized. Good things come out of the dark 🙂
That’s True… Since September of last year, I’ve Written over 100 Poems… And though they’re not all specifically about Love, or Romantic Love Relationships, many of them do Indeed have “Pieces”, or “Splashes” of Feelings from that Zone Mixed in within them… And My Poems have been what has been Praised Most of all My Writing, unexpectedly…
And You’re Right, that’s one of the things that has made all of the Pain and Loneliness I’ve felt during those Periods, Feel a bit Retributive… Yah know
I’m Glad to Hear that you’re starting to tap into your Past, and Using it in Your Art… That’s pretty Cool, and like you say, Therapeutic.
If you ever want Your Flash Fiction Piece Read, but don’t want to Post it to the World, you’re Welcome to E-mail me a Copy… That goes for any of your Writing, would gladly take a gander at it.
DJ-