• STOP Blaming Your Audience

    He took a sip of his coffee and lamented, “People just don’t pay attention to me. When I hit publish, no one reads what I have to say…no one cares.”   Don’t do it! Even though your audience is an easy target, an easy scapegoat, don’t blame them. When our work is met with silence, […]

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  • I Called A Monster

    **inspired by the movie A Monster Calls. The movie along with my amazing and brave friends in my book club, inspired me to make this declaration. It is time to write my memoir. My morning pages today we’re focused on why I have been avoiding it, even though I know it is time. This is my […]

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  • STOP Apologizing for Your Art

    She shuffled her papers in the front of the room, I didn’t have as much time to prepare as I had hoped, but here it is… We’ve all done it before. Standing on the precipice, about to share or present our work – whether with a friend or an entire room of people – and we […]

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