The library reopened! Finally, I am able to return to my happy place and discover new things and people. I can enjoy a visit in less than 15 minutes, which feels safe to me. I love peeking at the magazines. Last month I checked out Cook’s Illustrated. I’ve known about this magazine forever. I fell in […]
Plan for your success – it’s more fun than you think!
My friend and colleague Alyson Stanfield of Art Biz Success is offering a wonderful planning workshop for artists. If you are overwhelmed by possibilities and don’t know what to do next to ensure your art business success, this is a great, affordable class. And Alyson makes it fun, too! Click the image below for all […]
The Painful Final Laps of a Creative Project
Recently, I was in the final lap of writing the curriculum for Write Your Travel Stories. I just needed to pull together the final lessons. Then one final polish to make sure it was all in place. I had been making great weekly progress, with accountability from my Atelier members. But suddenly, with the end […]
Inspiration for Creatives: Learning Through Story
I’ve been dedicating time to fleshing out my education. Much of my life is white-centered. To play a part in a future that is equitable and inclusive, I need to educate myself about others’ experiences. Here’s a roundup of things that impacted my thinking, my beliefs, and my actions. I try to be careful about […]
The Impact of Writing our Travel Stories: Lifelong Traveler and Diarist Molly Nunnelly
I spoke recently with Molly Nunnelly about her travel writing. I’m curious about how writing about our travels enhances our experience. Molly’s travel consultancy is called Heirloom Vacations. She understands the power of our memories to shape our experiences long after a trip has ended. Here’s what Molly shared with me in a written and […]
Writing, Travel and Transformation with Chandi Wyant
I had the pleasure of connecting recently with Chandi Wyant, author of Return to Glow: A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy and licensed tour guide in Florence Italy. We talked about the effect writing about our travels has on us. Chandi has been an avid traveler since the age of 19. “I always kept a […]
New Writing Workshop! Write Your Travel Stories
I haven’t been out of Colorado for a year now. Thinking of travel, missing Paris, just made me sad all last year. As I was planning my workshops for 2021, I considered bringing back a travel writing class I taught and loved – Write Your Paris Stories. But what about other destinations? What if we […]
Four Valentine’s Goodies for Your Muse
Life-Changing TEDx talk Sakinah Hofler’s creative writing tutorial makes an unlikely exceptional TED talk. This TEDx talk is profound and the best thing I have seen/heard about writing in my entire writing life. Watch it here. Haiku book and workshop I just finished reading Natalie Goldberg’s latest book, Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart […]
20 Years of Publishing Impulses: Inspiration for Writers and Creatives
Join me in the way-back machine for the origin story of my newsletter, Impulses: Inspiration for Creatives. February 2001 was a big month for me. I left my job at the local cooking school. This was the last job I will ever hold. I took a trip to Paris with my friend Carl. The city […]
Choose This Year’s Creative Edge
When someone comes to me to get ‘unstuck’, I invite them to identify their Creative Edge. This gives us a way to consciously develop our craft and advance our work, on our terms. If you’re like me, you tend to be ‘all over the place’ with your ideas and possibilities. The Creative Edge gives us […]