#creativity

Beginning Again (and Again)

Do you ever want to hit the reset button and begin again? I certainly do, especially when it comes to my writing practice. As many of you...

Try This: Small Stones

At the end of April a small group of writers joined me for Flower & Garden / Pen & Page, a Saturday morning writing workshop that...

Writer Showcase: Pamela Schmidt

I met Pamela Schmidt in my women's Amherst Writers & Artists workshop, "Writing from the Heart," in Purcellville, VA. A passionate,...

An Unexpected Artist Date

Last Friday I took myself on an artist date, to use the lingo of Julia Cameron. I hadn’t planned on it. I thought I was just going to pop...

Buy the Book: "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert

The first thing I want to say about Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear is “buy it.” Her advice is honest,...

Making Room for Fear

Last week I bought Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Gilbert is most famous for Eat, Pray, Love, but my...

Coloring for Adults

Right here in the midst of the busy holiday season, I’ve been coloring mandalas. I had an article due, and I took a half hour to color a...