Exploring Creativity
Romance and Glamour
Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. -- Carolyn Gold Heilburn Romance is more than svelte dresses and well-fitted suits at a five star restaurant or rose...
What’s Left Behind
Memory is the residue of thought. -- Daniel T Willingham Things get left behind -- in floods, storms, restaurants, relationships, and apartments -- and everything left behind tells us a little bit...
Untangle Your Holiday Lights
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. -- Maya Angelou Rainy day? Books were...
Holiday Traditions
Traditions touch us, they connect us, and they expand us. — Rita Barrett Craig Any parent can tell you that the likelihood of a young child’s cup of hot cocoa getting spilled on dad’s new khaki...
Spending Time
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. – Theophrastus." I did something that I rarely do. I said no to an opportunity. To say I dislike saying no to someone is an understatement. This...
Motivational Monday
“I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.” ― Amy...
Things I’ve Been Thinking About – Productivity
Confession time. After my divorce my writing productivity suffered. Ha ha ha. That’s actual a huge understatement. After my ex left me for another my writing ground to a complete halt. In fairness,...
Motivational Monday
“I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.” – Maya Angelou Look, if Maya has a lot to learn, then we ALL have a lot to learn. And remember that learning isn’t bad. It means that you have...
Things I’ve Been Thinking About – The Importance of a Positive Goal
Hang onto your hats, this may get deep. Hopefully as writers we know the importance of our main character having a goal, something that they are motivated to achieve. This might be to return the...
Motivational Monday
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” — Joan Didion No pressure or anything, but Joan D would have you believe telling your story is a matter of life or death. In fairness, I don’t think...
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