Anne Lamott “Word by Word” / Reclaiming, Reminding. I’m learning to be who I am, reclaiming, remembering. I coming alive today. I’m coming to life. Thank you, Anne Lamott, for kicking me in the pants — Word by Word — for telling me that this is what writers are supposed to do to keep their creative wells full. Word […]
For Writers
Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting / Why Your Life Sucks.
Need a little help in attracting positive energy into your life. Need a little help in realizing your dreams? If the answer is yes, here are two books that will help you perfect the Law of Attraction and send you down a new path, a path likely to get you there. Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting, by Lynn Grabhorn: […]
Indigo Children, The New Kids Have Arrived / Do You Believe?
Seven of the characters in my latest novel, Between Now and Forever, are Indigo Children. I’m lucky. I write fiction. So it’s okay to think outside the box. Actually, my stories are better for it. I love what I learned about Indigo Children during my research. I don’t think it would hurt to keep this […]
Eight Breaking Loose Secrets / The Right to Write
During my 3-mile walk this morning, I listened to an audio of The Right to Write, written and narrated by Julia Cameron, author of “The Artist’s Way” and “The Vein of Gold.” What an inspirational walk this turned out to be. The Right to Write (also available in book form) is a series of essays in which Julia “reveals the secrets of […]
Elizabeth Gilbert On Nurturing Creativity
One last TED-talk-video, I felt you would enjoy, especially if you are a writer/creative. Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. […]
Creativity is Not Magic, Everything is a Remix
Creativity is not magic. “Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.” – Albert Einstein As a writer, I wanted to share the following video about creativity, so you know that what we do as writers is hard work not magic. It starts out like this: “The […]
