Okay, I couldn’t resist. I just heard the Girl Scouts are coming out with a new cookie flavor. Let’s hear it for S’Mores! Now back to our regularly scheduled message. Seriously, has the summer heat and humidity smothered your creativity? Do you gaze out the window longing to be on the lake or the ball […]
Creativity
Looking Forward to 2015 Inspiration
It’s a Happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to an inspired 2015, filled with new projects and adventures in writing. There’s a fresh feel to these first days of the new year, and I hope that continues for a long time. It’s always exciting to me to reach a […]
My Wish for All Writers
I hope you are all safe at home with loved ones, snuggling in for the holiday season. Surely, close at hand, there are stacks of great books to read, board games to play, and movies to watch. And of course, lots of delicious treats at each meal and for snacking through the day. Inside you’re […]
The Angels and My New Book
Some of you are aware that I’ve been working on a set of essays for a 365 Days of Angel Prayers book this year. Well, it’s finally available! So many people shared their beautiful meditations and prayers as we worked together to make this book happen. All the hard work is complete and I can’t […]
NaNoWriMo: Where One Idea Generates Dozens More
Five days into National Novel Writing Month, are you still enthusiastic and fired up? Are the words flowing fast and furious? I hope so. When you reach today’s word-count goal and get a chance to breathe, I invite you to sit back and listen to what else is going on in your brain. I’ve noticed […]
Your Sacred Space for Writing
Do you have a special place where you write? Do you go there because it provides quiet in which you can hear what’s going on in your mind? Or does it provide background noise that allows you to ignore everything around you and fall into the Zen space of your imagination? Maybe you curl up […]
Make Mine a Writing Holiday
I seem to be in the spirit of the long, slow weekend—already. Last night I finished my comments for a Beta read of a friend’s novel at 0230. Yes, I was supposed to be writing and posting to my own blog yesterday. But I was in the flow and wanted to get my comments to […]
This Writer's Wish for You
May all your Monsters live within the pages of your Books. May Opportunity knock loudly and often. May Creativity apply for a permanent visa and reside forever in your mind. May everything you write fill you with Joy. May children and adults be touched by your Words. May you find Peace in your chosen Work. […]