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...
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Lisa Colburn
- Feb 20, 2019
- 3 min
10 Things To Do on a Snow Day
Where I live in Loudoun County, the snow is falling thickly. According to the forecast, we are supposed to get up to 10 inches, which is...
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Lisa Colburn
- Aug 24, 2018
- 3 min
Where Do You Write?
Sometimes I think I do my best writing on my friend Summer Hardinge’s screen porch. As a writing workshop leader, I have long realized...
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Lisa Colburn
- Nov 12, 2017
- 4 min
Notes from a Self-Directed Writing Retreat
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” —Woody Allen On Thursday I made the five-hour drive to Milanville,...
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Lisa Colburn
- Apr 30, 2017
- 2 min
Do It Anyway
In February I went to a yoga and meditation retreat in the mountains of Costa Rica. When I say “in the mountains,” what I mean is that...
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Lisa Colburn
- Mar 1, 2017
- 2 min
Seeking Good Inertia
It’s the most common of clichés: “Inertia is a powerful force.” Mostly we tend to think of it in terms of exercise. Who hasn’t been in a...
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Lisa Colburn
- Dec 29, 2016
- 2 min
Your New Year's Inventory
I don't know about you, but I often find myself at this time of year—the twilight between Christmas and New Year's—wondering where the...
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Lisa Colburn
- Sep 23, 2016
- 2 min
First the Writing, Then the Laundry
Yesterday afternoon I had a brilliant idea: I called my friend Rebecca to see if she wanted to have a writer’s date at the library....
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Lisa Colburn
- Jul 8, 2016
- 3 min
Writing the Broken World
This morning when I read the news I was overwhelmed with rage and sorrow. Two more black men—Alton Sterling and Philando Castile—killed...
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Lisa Colburn
- Jun 11, 2016
- 3 min
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...
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Lisa Colburn
- Jun 3, 2016
- 3 min
Coming Home to Your Tribe
Recently I was discussing the “if money were no object” scenario with a friend, and I remarked, “if money were no object, I would go to a...
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Lisa Colburn
- Apr 21, 2016
- 3 min
Writing About (*gulp*) Family
It’s always tough to write about family. Well, not the writing part—the publishing part. Feelings can get hurt. Relationships can get...
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Lisa Colburn
- Mar 31, 2016
- 4 min
The Right Place to Write
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own A few weeks ago a...
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Lisa Colburn
- Feb 29, 2016
- 2 min
Lessons in a Roof Leak
There’s nothing like a roof leak to show you where the cracks are—in your home and in your life. On a Monday morning a few weeks ago, we...
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Lisa Colburn
- Feb 9, 2016
- 3 min
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,...
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Lisa Colburn
- Jan 31, 2016
- 2 min
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...
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Lisa Colburn
- Jan 9, 2016
- 3 min
What Does Your Wild Heart Desire?
Last Monday afternoon was the first meeting in 2016 of “Writing from the Heart,” a women’s AWA workshop in Purcellville. I like to start...
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Lisa Colburn
- Dec 31, 2015
- 3 min
Practices, Not Resolutions
On the cusp of a new year, most of us look ahead with a mixture of excitement and trepidation to what we wish to achieve in the months...
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