Where does Your Creativity Come From?
Sunny skies? God? Satan? Or a blade of grass? The first time I discovered finger paint I thought I was in heaven. The stuff is wonderful. It’s gooey and fun and no matter which way my finger tips move across the Read More …
The Glass is Refillable
Optimists say the cup is half full. Pessimists say the cup is half empty. But they miss the point. The glass is refillable. I saw this line in a Facebook meme that pictured a half glass of red wine and Read More …
Surfing the Book Publishing Waves
Or drowning in them? It has never been easier for a writer to get her work published. And that provides us with a wonderful freedom. The gatekeepers are no longer editors in big New York publishing houses that look at Read More …
Creative Tension
Good art is all about tension. Consider haiku. A central tension lies within three lines of poetry. The Japanese call it “kire,” a pause created by a juxtaposition between two elements. It creates a spark of energy, like the spark Read More …
Authenticity – Is There an App for that?
“To be nobody but myself in a world which is doing its best night and day, to make me somebody else – means to fight the hardest battle any human can fight and never stop fighting.” ~ ee cummings Being Read More …
Meditation and Writing – Where Does One End and the Other Begin?
What I’m not talking about: There are tons of scholarly articles on meditating through writing, but that’s not what I’m talking about. There are also a plethora of guides on-line about how to use one to achieve the other. A Read More …
Searching for Viking Magic and a Good Cup of Joe
For my writing date this week I went in search of a bit of Viking magic. Let me explain. Svein, the villain in my latest story, worships Odin and relies on runes to make decisions. Runes are ancient letters used Read More …
Writing Date with Haiku at the Local Timmy’s, 16-05-04
I sat outside our local Tim Horton’s in the bright sunshine with my treat in a paper bag and my coffee in my hand. Some consider “Timmy’s” a Canadian treasure. I wouldn’t go that far. It’s more like an icon. Read More …
Writing Date with Haiku at the Local Timmy's, 16-05-04
I sat outside our local Tim Horton’s in the bright sunshine with my treat in a paper bag and my coffee in my hand. Some consider “Timmy’s” a Canadian treasure. I wouldn’t go that far. It’s more like an icon. Read More …
Coffee Write on Gabriola – 23/3/16
We’re spending a few days on Gabriola, a ten-mile-long, Gulf Island situated in the Salish Sea between Vancouver and Vancouver Island in Canada. It’s a nice retreat from the world; a chunk of land inhabited by artists, musicians and retired Read More …
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