From the newsletter: Good Art Friends

“Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury Dear Writers, This week was a busy week for me. I had deadlines and reading to do. And I am making great progress on my revision.  This week was also the week of the Bad Art…

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From the newsletter: Three Days at Highlights

  Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind – even if your voice shakes. -Maggie Kuhn Dear Writers, After all these months of working from home, searching for creativity from my living room, waiting for hugs, I did it! I spent a few great days at The Highlights Foundation, and now–WHOAH. I…

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You are a blessing.

We all have days where we don’t feel appreciated, days where we think it doesn’t matter if we don’t write or draw or create or even dream. We all have days when we’re sure nobody hears us, days when we are sure if we don’t show up, no one at all will notice. These were…

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From the newsletter: Dream, Dream, Dream

Stop telling yourself that dreams don’t matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.” ~Julia Cameron Dear Writers, Over the past five nights, I’ve been waking up to the same dream. It starts with me finding out that I’ve been cast in an opera. The show is hours away from…

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I am in the listening phase

My WIP is out on sub, so that means,  I have some time to start thinking about what I want to write about next. One story has been knocking on my door, and now, every day, if I walk around and think (without my phone), I notice things. Inspiration. Clues. Ideas. Themes. It is a…

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The right words at the right time

There are many reasons to go to SCBWI conferences and retreats and classes. There is the sense of community you get from interacting with other writers. There is recognition–which is something you cannot work without. There is wine. And chocolate. And laughs. And there is inspiration. The conversation. More than anything else I do as…

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Yoga Wisdom

This morning, in Bikram Yoga, my teacher asked, “Are you playing to win or are you playing not to lose?” Sometimes, I know he’s talking to other yogis, but today, I knew, he was talking to me. And I could hear him loud and clear. I am a bikram homing pigeon. (Well, in general, I’m…

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Remove color

I saw this setting in color. Now in black and white, it evokes very different emotions. (Thank you, Alisia Leavitt!) What would happen if you changed the light in your setting? (Going to try it right now.)