Listen to Your Work

Listen to Your Work

Listen to Your Work My friend (let’s call her Dorcas) bought an African Violet (Saintpaulia spp.) as a houseplant more than ten years ago. She read the instructions and listened to advice from plant-loving friends: Never let water touch the leaves. Always aim the...
Rest and Downtime – Two Creative Tools

Rest and Downtime – Two Creative Tools

Rest and Downtime – Two Creative Tools This is one way to rest.Image by butti_s from Pixabay Support your creativity with rest and downtime, which can be underestimated as creative tools. Instead of entertaining the widespread belief that we ought to be...
No-Cost Gifts for the Creative People in Your Life

No-Cost Gifts for the Creative People in Your Life

No-Cost Gifts for the Creative People in Your Life Image by svklimkin from Pixabay For the year-end holidays, I offer two meaningful gifts you can give to the creative people in your life, with nary a ding to your wallet. (I’ve added a bonus from me at the end,...
Halfway Through Nanowrimo

Halfway Through Nanowrimo

Halfway Through Nanowrimo How’s Nano going for me? I’m glad you asked. Here’s my report from halfway through National Novel Writing Month 2022. Unlike last year (my first Nano), this year I prepared more ahead of time, devoting hours in September and October to...
Use Your Words Your Way

Use Your Words Your Way

Use Your Words Your Way It’s okay to be you.Image by Thắng-Nhật Trần from Pixabay What I love about all the reading and editing and critical thinking that I get to do is the rich variety of styles and subject matter I encounter. The more kinds of writing I read,...