Entries by Theresa Sjoquist

Imagination is the Key

Imagination is the key to living well. What we can imagine, we can create. Albert Einstein imagined himself sitting on the front of a rocket speeding through space and the knowledge he gained from imagining that resulted in his now very famous E=MC theory. Sometimes imagination leads to discoveries, as opposed to creations. Radio waves […]

Editing Your Writing

Once you have your story written down in crude form, the next thing to do is to organise it so that the reader can follow it in a more or less logical fashion. The best tool for this, and one which should always be utilised, is the creation of a single simple sentence that encapsulates […]

No Buts for the Imagination

I recognise the idealism, but also the possibility in the concept of peace.  Your BUT, is the thing that everyone says, thus taking away from your capacity to imagine a world of peace. Oh yes, they say, peace would be marvellous BUT it will never happen, BUT there’s too much against it, BUT there’ll always be […]

Steps to Publishing Your Writing

Writing one day is not enough.  If you want to call yourself a writer, then you must do what writers do and write frequently, daily in fact. Don’t feel the need to write an article every day. Instead, work everything you write, an email, a letter, a job application, a blog, your diary.  If you […]

Peace Does Not Exist Because…

Peace does not exist because we cannot imagine it.  This is a truth. Tell me, what is your picture of peace?  If peace reigned globally, what would life be like?  Would we run around kissing each other?  Would we leave our vehicles for anyone to use?  Would we still need a government, and laws? Would […]