inspiration, creative writing prompts, motivational quotes, poetry and gentle nagging on the creative writing life…
What does it mean to live more creatively? That’s what I promised myself this year after two years of “checking out” to pursue a graduate certificate in IT Project Management and get my PMP certification. Success on both of those Continue reading Six “not new ways” to ignite your creativity this year
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jopoe/ Although I haven’t jumped in yet, I’ve been looking at the adult coloring books on Amazon ever since my friend recommended The Secret Garden, this coloring book is thought to be the one that started the “adult coloring craze” or Continue reading Adult Coloring Books
Life can’t ever really defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer’s lover until death – fascinating, cruel, lavish, warm, cold, treacherous, constant. ~Edna Ferber, A Kind of Magic, 1963 Writers who feel Continue reading 7 Ways to Keep The Passion for the Writing Life
It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of them are so boring, is that every day we vacillate between examining our hangnails and speculating on cosmic order. Ann Beattie, Picturing Will, 1989 Do Continue reading Journals and Diaries
The things we fear most in organizations — fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances are the primary sources of creativity.Margaret J. Wheatley I’ve tried to explain this to my husband in regards to my office but he’s not buying it. If you’re a Continue reading Sources of Creativity
A creative block is the wall we erect to ward off the anxiety we suppose we’ll experience if we sit down to work. Eric Maisel I wanted to address a comment Jim made yesterday about my sculpting post…In reference to Continue reading What Works For Me…May Not Work For You
My Best Advice for new writers
You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.Les Brown Why do we struggle so much with the just getting started? I started re-reading this book this weekend that answers many Continue reading This Year I will…
I have the longing that all writers have for new ears to pour my words into.—Alasdair MacLean Yesterday, I went to a railroad hobbyists open house and was mesmerized by the miniature lands they created to run their trains through. Continue reading Finer than Frog’s Hair
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams I think so many times we don’t allow ourselves the mistakes. And that is a problem because we can get too complacent and our Continue reading Allow the mistakes…and create great art.