Why The Zen Pen?
Several reasons. The first is that The Critique Boutique was taken. I know the name seems hideous now, but believe it or not, that was the first name I came up with for this critique service. The second, and perhaps the silliest, is that I have a standard poodle named Zen. He’s the calmest pup I’ve ever seen! I also liked how the name The Zen Pen flowed, rhymed, and made a very short URL. I wanted something memorable and catchy. I also wanted to make my site inviting. I didn’t want it to be a scary place, but a place to give authors hope. Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that asserts that enlightenment can be attained through meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition. In reality, it may be a difficult notion to apply the concept of Zen to writing, but it is a pleasant thought. It makes me smile and I hope it makes you smile too. True Zen involves an emptying of the mind and a removal from the emotions that usually govern our actions and thoughts. The blood of writing and critiq
