• How Picking a Word for the Year Can Focus You & Fuel Your Writing

    Have you picked your word for 2020 yet?  The first time I used this strategy, I picked the word FLOURISH. The first picture that came to mind was this amazing tree that was lush and green. A beautiful tree full of birds and nests. So when I picked that word, I felt pretty good. I […]

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  • 3 Challenges to Creativity Every Writer Must Overcome

    As writers we bring the invisible into the visible world. The work is vulnerable and takes great doses of courage. While the standard in the world is to hide and protect our vulnerabilities, creatives speak/write/paint them into the world and share them. Every person has parts of their story they would rather hide and delete, […]

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  • Writers, don’t discount the small steps you take towards success.

    Creatives are caught between two worlds: the visible and invisible. There is often external pressure to explain our compulsion to create and capture that which swims in our souls and imaginations. In an interior world of vibrant color and powerful presence, it is normal to experience discouragement when our actions and accomplishments do not match […]

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