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Use All Five Senses to Design Your Creative Home
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Pay Attention to What’s Working
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Why Habits are Hard to Break
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Fear is the Mind Killer
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Wisdom for Writers from the World of Improv
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Writing at the Speed of the Unconscious
What is The Subconscious to every other man, in its creative aspect becomes, for writers, The Muse. ~ Ray Bradbury The subconscious harbours all sorts of useful material for writers. Our brains store...
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Do You Need Almost-Insane Deadlines?
I need almost-but-not-quite-insane deadlines. Here’s why. Deadlines Keep Me Producing I wish I didn’t need deadlines, but I do. The truth is I get easily distracted. Without a deadline to force me to...
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Empowering Women, Goddess-Talk, and Fluffy Bunnies
Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens Goddess-Talk There is a marketing movement afoot to sell things to women by telling them a product or service will help them “Embrace Your Inner Goddess,” “Be the...
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Defining Success or Finding Myself on Wikipedia
I want evidence that my work has touched another life. I used to say I would know I had succeeded when I found my work quoted in places I had no direct connection to, but that no longer seems like the...
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6 Tips for Creating Suspense from Andrew Pyper
Sparks of insight from a writer who visits the dark places Yesterday, I had the privilege of hearing Andrew Pyper, author of Canadian bestsellers The Killing Circle, Lost Girls, and The Demonologist,...
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Why Men Need Feminism
picture by Mark Normand I have been spending time recently with too many men who have been damaged by the expectations placed on men to be “manly”. In some cases, these men are struggling to find new...
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Finished a Project and Crashing? That’s Normal
Rest is part of the creative process. After a creative project ends, there is a moment of being emotionally lost, without a stable footing; the ground of life feels less real. The energy that was...
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Creativity and Spirit
I am a skeptical agnostic, and I recognize that in creative play, I have experiences that many would call mystical or spiritual. This aspect of my work is becoming more important to the coaching work I...
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Do You Rest?
I have been speaking with a lot of bright, intense, driven people recently who have been struggling to give themselves permission to rest. This inspired me to write about rest for my latest post over...
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The Tooth Fairy is a Sham! Or Is It?
Do sharks believe in the Tooth Fairy? Magical Gifts and Growing Older Today is my eldest son’s birthday. I would not have been surprised yesterday if my husband had convened a secret gathering...
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Sometimes You Need Purple Hair
When I went from the mother of one to the mother of four within 5 minutes, I changed. With one child, I had been a fun, creative, engaged mother with a deep commitment to doing what was best for my...
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30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 10
A Writing Prompt for Every Day in November Don’t miss a day, enter your email address on the left and get a reminder with each new prompt. How to use these prompts for NaNo participants: Do ALL...
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30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 11
A Writing Prompt for Every Day in November Don’t miss a day, enter your email address on the left and get a reminder with each new prompt. How to use these prompts for NaNo participants: Do ALL...
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30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 12
A Writing Prompt for Every Day in November Don’t miss a day, enter your email address on the left and get a reminder with each new prompt. How to use these prompts for NaNo participants: Do ALL...
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30 Days of Writing Prompts – Day 13
A Writing Prompt for Every Day in November Don’t miss a day, enter your email address on the left and get a reminder with each new prompt. How to use these prompts for NaNo participants: Do ALL...
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