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Nov 24
6 min

Gratitude: Thank you, practice pieces

This week, as we celebrate Thanksgiving in America, I like to take time to think about things I'm grateful for in different areas of my l...

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Nov 1
4 min

Fueling the (Creative) Fire: Prompted Brainstorming

When your work involves being creative, it's hard to come up with new ideas day after day, hour after hour. To maintain a creative life, ...

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Sep 16
1 min

Photo Prompt for Creativity!

Here's a photo prompt for the week. What happens when two people see each other for the first time? Love? Hate? Fear? Envy? For me, this ...

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Sep 9
1 min

Creative Prompt: Using the Word NO!

I love to use a prompt along with a picture! Use either or a combination of both to kick start your writing! I'll also be posting a quick...

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Jul 3
1 min

Improve Your Writing with Observation!

Have you ever been transported so completely by an author's writing that you could swear you'd been in the scene? Tasted what the charact...

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Jun 21
1 min

Father's Day Writing Prompt!

Happy Father's Day! To help celebrate all the fathers in our lives, here's a little writing inspiration using a photograph of a man and c...

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Jun 19
1 min

How to Create When You Feel Like a Fake

If you're like most people, you've experienced the dreaded IMPOSTOR SYNDROME. You know, that feeling that creeps in after you've experien...

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Jun 12
1 min

Writing Practices and Prompted Writing

As a writer, I'm FASCINATED to learn about the writing practices of other writers. That's why I decided to be brave and share a bit about...

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Apr 22
1 min

Celebrate Earth Day with Poetry!

Today is Earth Day, and this year marks the 50th annual celebration to support environmental protection. Check out the amazing line-up of...

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Apr 6
1 min

Myths & Curses: Free Creative Writing Workshop!

It's National Poetry Month! Ready to celebrate? Join me in this FREE hour-long creative writing workshop as we use Myths and Curses as in...

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Apr 3
1 min

Creative Feedback: Giving and Receiving Like a Boss

If you're like most people, receiving feedback on your creative work isn't one of your favorite activities. Even for the toughest of crea...

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Mar 31
2 min

Creative Writing with Photo Prompts

If you've ever struggled with what to write, whether in a journal, a poem, a story, a blog post, or even as part of a creative nonfiction...

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Mar 27
1 min

TODAY! Free Virtual Creative Writing Workshop!

I'm offering FREE virtual creativity events each week through March and April. There's one happening TODAY at 12 PM (Pacific)! Our topic ...

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Mar 24
1 min

FREE Virtual Creativity Event Tonight!

Feeling disconnected? You're not alone! Join our creative tribe as we talk about the creative life together in the Early Week Evening Cre...

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Mar 19
4 min

Journal Your Way to Creativity

Times are tough, making it hard to stay creative. Here are several ways you can journal your way back to creativity! How can journaling h...

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Mar 2
3 min

The Creative Life: Morning Routines

Other people's routines and the processes behind their creative (and non-creative) work fascinates me. It always has. Including how peopl...

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Nov 19, 2019
3 min

Lions and Tigers and Titles... Oh My! - Resources and Tips for Choosing a Title for Your Writing

It's NaNoWriMo and many of us are writing away at new stories and writing projects. If you're anything like me, you start writing because...

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Nov 11, 2019
2 min

Create a NaNoWriMo Book Cover!

It's the eleventh of November. And that means we're almost halfway through NaNoWriMo. No, you didn't read that word wrong and it's not Pi...

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Nov 8, 2019
3 min

Writing exercise: Using Your Real-Life Antagonist

Over the past few weeks, I've been dealing with an unhappy person. This person is angry at someone else, and I got caught in the crossfi...

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Nov 8, 2019
3 min

Writing Exercise: Your Real-Life Antagonist

Over the past few weeks, I've been dealing with an unhappy person. This person is angry at someone else, and I got caught in the crossfi...

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