Fear – My Double-Edged Sword
Fear is my double-edged sword. One side of it’s razor-sharp blade terrifies me, while the other inspires. It slices through bland mediocrity and frees me. Fear comes to me in all shapes and sizes. I’m very creative at finding new Read More …
Favorite 5 Quotes – Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert “Elizabeth is best known, however for her 2006 memoir EAT PRAY LOVE, which chronicled her journey alone around the world, looking for solace after a difficult divorce. The book was an international bestseller, translated into over thirty languages, Read More …
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 …
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