Show Up. Write. Create.

For anyone who does creative or artistic work of any kind, take the time if you haven’t already to watch Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk on nurturing creativity. Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, shares her views on why we should consider ourselves to be conduits rather than the embodiments of genius. Particularly if you …

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Stirring Up Some Words

I recently read a delightful post, Tomato Therapy, by Michelle Johnson, whose Magical things. Beautiful things blog is a treasure of both well-written posts and excellent resources for writers. Michelle writes: I found myself re-potting my tomatoes the other day, and chuckling as I realized that every time I have gotten a rejection letter, I …

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Solitude and Writer Rats

This weekend, as the colorful fireworks fill the night sky, the hot dogs and potato salad fill the stomachs, and the sounds of crowds and cars and marching bands fill the air, be sure to fill yourself with the solitude you need. Or at least find a swimming hole filled with other writer rats.

To Busy Be or Not To Be a Busy Bee

I continue to be inspired by Heather Seller’s book Page after Page. Yesterday I was especially struck by her thoughts on being (too) busy: “Every time you tell the word you are busy, you are saying to the universe: I need busy work because I am afraid. You are telling us that you like being …

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