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Gentle 30-Day Writing Challenge: Week 2 Check-In
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!
Nov 162 min read


Gentle 30-Day Writing Challenge: Week 1 Check-In
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!
Nov 91 min read


Kickoff: FREE Gentle 30-Day Writing Challenge (Workbook + Micro Writing Prompts)
The Gentle 30-Day Writing Challenge is here! Download your free workbook, follow weekly check-ins, and discover how ten mindful minutes a day can transform your creativity.
Nov 13 min read


Creativity Prompt: Turning the Ordinary into the Unexpected
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.
Sep 253 min read


Don't Know What to Write? I've Got You Covered with Poetry & Prose Prompts for Every Day of September!
Not sure what to write today? Check out this calendar of 30 poetry and prose prompts to get you writing!
Sep 11 min read


New Mini-Workshop: Magical Beginnings - How to Start a Poem or Story
Get help starting your next poem or story in a way that pulls readers in and makes them want more with this free mini-workshop!
Aug 111 min read


Welcome the Year of the Snake (with Writing Prompts!)
Welcome the Year of the Snake with creative writing prompts! Explore creativity through these snake-inspired writing prompts!
Jan 293 min read


Free Calendar of Writing Prompts
Unlock creativity with my free calendar of writing prompts! Use these starters to jumpstart your writing this year.
Jan 11 min read


3 Writing Prompts to Start Your Year Strong
Kickstart your creativity with these 3 writing prompts to ignite ideas and help you start your year strong!
Jan 13 min read


Revisiting Mid-Century Classics
Best laid plans I had great plans for May. Having plans should have been my first clue that life would throw me a curve ball or four. And...
May 29, 20233 min read


5 Great Sources for Your Next Writing Prompt
I love writing prompts. This isn't a surprise since I also love sharing prompts I come up with on my Facebook and Instagram accounts, and...
Feb 12, 20213 min read


Writing Exercise (PDF): Capturing Big Feelings
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...
Feb 5, 20211 min read


Writing the Extraordinary
Throughout our lives, we experience Extraordinary things, events, people, and places. Just as I think of creative masterpieces and...
Jan 6, 20214 min read


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,...
Oct 31, 20204 min read


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...
Mar 30, 20202 min read


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...
Nov 8, 20193 min read


Poetry Workshop Wonders: List-Definition Poems
Today I had the privilege of spending time in one of my favorite places with my favorite people: a community creativity workshop. This...
Oct 29, 20192 min read


Writing Prompt: Using Facebook to Craft Poems (and other types of writing)
Facebook and poetry may not seem like they go together - at least not from the perspective of using Facebook to generate poetry. But I'm...
Oct 11, 20182 min read


What to Write When Nothing Comes
Maybe you've been lucky and never drawn a blank when sitting down to write. But if you're like me (and most people), you've sat and...
Oct 7, 20182 min read


Writing Prompt: An Exercise in Perspective
One of the best things about being writers is that we get to play with reality. When we craft fiction, poetry, and even creative...
Oct 5, 20182 min read
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