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This month’s Poetry Writing Lessons post looks at Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s poem ‘Are All the Break-Ups in Your Poems Real?’ Discover how titles, structure, and sound can inspire fresh poems this December.

We’ve wrapped up the Gentle 30-Day Micro-Writing Challenge. In this post I check-in after week 4 and the whole challenge, plus I'm including a bonus challenge prompt!

We’ve wrapped up Week 3 of the Gentle 30-Day Micro-Writing Challenge. In this post I check-in with a reflection and bonus material with a Thanksgiving-inspired prompt!

We’ve wrapped up Week 2 of the Gentle 30-Day Micro-Writing Challenge. In this post I check-in with a reflection and bonus material with a perspective twisting prompt!

We’ve wrapped up Week 1 of the Gentle 30-Day Micro-Writing Challenge. In this post I check-in with a reflection and bonus material!

A sneak peek at the Gentle 30-Day Writing Challenge starting November 1! Learn how micro-writing can keep your creativity alive with short daily practices—and grab the free downloadable workbook when it launches.

Discover poetry lessons in genre blending from Celeste Fenton’s mystery-romance novel Lost Heart in King Manor. Learn how creativity thrives at the intersections of genres.

Spark your creativity with this step-by-step writing exercise that turns the ordinary into the unexpected. Inspired by Kimberly Lee’s Have You Seen Him.

Not sure what to write today? Check out this calendar of 30 poetry and prose prompts to get you writing!

Welcome the Year of the Snake with creative writing prompts! Explore creativity through these snake-inspired writing prompts!

Unlock creativity with my free calendar of writing prompts! Use these starters to jumpstart your writing this year.

Kickstart your creativity with these 3 writing prompts to ignite ideas and help you start your year strong!

Today I'm sharing some visual inspiration from my time at the Good Heart Artist Residency with 22 photo prompts!

Here in Silicon Valley, the incredible heat wave of last week has passed and the cooler breezes of autumn are here. I'm enchanted. As I...

When I lived on the East Coast, I looked forward to the abundance of fall leaves each year. My girls and I would gather them, creating...

Summer is almost over, and every year it's a bittersweet feeling. The end of a season, shadows growing longer, gold-tinted dusks--even...

Summer is often painted with a brush of adventure. There's something about this season, probably stemming from the time off school as...

After months of bone-dry weather, it’s raining here in Northern California. This means that my normally dusty trails are mud covered—and...

Writing every day requires coming up with ideas. Every day. Some days, the thoughts flow freely. Other days, it's like pulling teeth....

February is here. A short month with a lot on its shoulders. We have Valentine's Day, which, no matter your feelings on the holiday, can...