Sarah DonkinFeb 24 minArtists don't have to be "tortured"The words "tortured" and "artist" go together too well sometimes. Here's why I think it's important to not get caught up in the stereotypes
Sarah DonkinJan 53 minSo this is the new year...We all know how New Year’s Eve goes. Champagne and glitter and New York crowds in the cold on the television. Promises you really want to keep, and resolut...
Sarah DonkinDec 1, 20194 minWhat I learned from NanowrimoI've spent the last month writing 50,000 words of a novel for Nanowrimo. Here's what I learned:
Sarah DonkinSep 9, 20193 minThe Wedding PlaylistAmid all the other wedding planning my fiance and I are doing, we are putting together a playlist for the reception. Here's how:
Sarah DonkinAug 12, 20194 minThoughts on Daily Writing HabitsAt this point, pretty much anyone who has ever aspired to write anything has heard that they should get into a daily writing habit, or start a blog, or both....
Sarah DonkinJul 8, 20195 minWhat makes music valuable?People love to argue about genre and value of music. Some people argue that commercial music is worthless and music can't be valuable if it
Sarah DonkinJun 10, 20194 minWhen Your Guitar Gets LonelyWhen you don't have the time to play music as much as you want, it can be tough. Here's how I handled it:
Sarah DonkinMay 13, 20193 minChoir Tour: Why do Musicians Travel?The last four years have been full of new experiences. I joined a choir with 50+ people in it. I learned how to write in a variety of styles, copy edit, an...
Sarah DonkinApr 8, 20193 minThe Circle of Fifths and the Circle of LifeLong before I took any music theory classes, the first music theory concept I learned about was the circle of fifths. I started playing guitar when I was th...
Sarah DonkinMar 11, 20194 minMuses and what I've been up to latelyI have always had mixed feelings about muses. Over the last few years, I’ve started viewing them the same way I view shoes: they might have pretty exterior...
Sarah DonkinApr 29, 20181 minIf you have to put my name on something...Let it be a bench in the middle of the woods, a place for weary walkers to rest beside me in loving memory… Let it be a single brick in a hidden path for tra...
Sarah DonkinApr 22, 20181 minAfloatOcean water swirls around my ankles and tugs on my feet. I curl my toes into the sand and watch the clouds drifting across the horizon, changing the skyline...
Sarah DonkinApr 15, 20181 minUntitled I wake up with a dry mouth and fuzzy head, and eyes that try to ignore the sun berating me from the middle of the sky for falling asleep before it was time t...
Sarah DonkinApr 8, 20181 minMosquito BitesMosquito larvae swim in the pond, darting around and sharpening their tiny teeth, and grow up to swarm on the front porch, searching for healthy veins, but I...
