inspiration, creative writing prompts, motivational quotes, poetry and gentle nagging on the creative writing life…
“For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Less than a week to Thanksgiving. Once Thanksgiving is over…Black Continue reading Thoughts on Thanksgiving…
Colorado Springs residents learn more about volunteering in a creative way.
Sunday morning, view from my screened in office door.
I posted this last season but for those creative artists who missed it, another chance. Download a FREE copy of the Artella eBook, Stunning and Simple Seasonal Salutations, an eBook featuring 10 beautiful handmade cards, complete with photos and descriptive Continue reading An Early Christmas Gift
READING “My eye frees what the page imprisons: the white the white and the black the black.” Ibn ‘Anmar of Silves One of the first things every creative writing teacher will tell you is that you must read to be Continue reading On Reading
Thought I’d pass this link on, a blog that concentrates on grants, residencies, fellowships etc. for artists, writers and other creative people.
“The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention” Julia Cameron This morning on The Writer’s Almanac I read a beautiful poem by poet Ted McMahon called “Grapefruit.” An essay by poet Ted McMahon on paying attention. Worth a Continue reading Paying Attention
“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.”Ralph Waldo Emerson How would you write it today only mattered? What if you didn’t think about past failures or why you were writing or what Continue reading “I Live Now”
“Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.” Robert Frost I’m reading this book for a paper I’m writing and it is a fascinating read on the creative drive, writer’s block, and how Continue reading The Midnight Disease