During my habitual five-minute meditation yesterday, I stared out the window instead of closing my eyes. My office window is rather high, and most of my view is of a large, leafy bush. Today was a windy day, and the bush was in constant motion. It didn’t take long for my imagination to humanize both […]
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My Creative Autobiography, Part 2
Welcome back to my 3-part series exploring creative autobiography! If you’re just jumping now, consider starting with part 1 or jumping back to the original 33 questions. Today’s questions probe deeper into creativity habits and sources. 12. What are your habits? What patterns do you repeat? I have a lot of healthy habits. I exercise […]
A Happier Perspective On Donald Trump’s Presidency
Readers, if there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that I love getting a shift in perspective. A slight twist of the lens, a zoom in or out, some new information provided: I feel a deep thrill to have an issue freshened, a story given new dimension. (In another life, I might have been a […]
The Life-Changing Magic of Cleaning for Writers
How often have you heard a writer say, “I couldn’t face my manuscript, so I cleaned my closet instead?” On the surface, this remark seems to be entirely about procrastination and the weight of creative work. But is it? What if decluttering, organizing and cleaning are skills we writers truly need? Decluttering is a lot like […]
The Creativity Perspective
Last week I wrote about my current fiction project, Blizzard; this week I’m so, super excited to announce my current nonfiction project, The Creativity Perspective! The website has been live for about two weeks and six posts so far. It has a complete menu of pages describing the project, and a logo I just love: […]
“The One Tool All Writers Need…” on DIY MFA
Hi everyone! I wanted to share the link to my most recent column over at DIY MFA: The One Tool All Writers Need This is a subject I was contemplating earlier this month, as I received rejections (or silence) from literary agents and from short story publishers. Rejections are not only common when you’re writing, they’re […]