Happy NaNoWriMo! It’s a writer’s favorite time of the year. November is National Novel Writing Month, the (somewhat insane) month where writers across the world decide to write a 50K word novel in 30 days. Yes, it sounds insane. But it’s also effective. Setting a goal like that is powerful....
How do you know if you have a creative block? It sounds like a simple concept. A variation of writer’s block, even. But where writer’s block is usually defined as unable to make progress on a writing project, I think of creative blocks a little differently. When the simple thought of putting a pen...
Have you ever really stopped and thought about what success means? Like, to you. Not to your mom, or your dad, or your spouse, or Instagram. For instance: Is it a fancy title? A lot of money? (Also, what's a lot? Have you thought about it? Hint: there’s no right or wrong answer.) Is it getting...
I’m coming in with some mindset talk today. We've all lived through some stuff, right? Stuff that was less than optimal. Or, flat out bad. The traumatic (big "T" or little “t”) experiences we’ve had. The treatment we’ve endured, the relationships that have threatened to break us, the life events...
I’ve got a reputation for being pretty hard on myself. I know where it came from, of course. A lot of self-reflection, journaling and excavating moments of my childhood reminded me that my parents expected a lot from me. I was “the smart one,” a title that, while flattering, was also intimidating...
Sunday was the new moon in Libra. I love new moon energies—it’s all about starting over, setting new intentions, starting fresh. This moon in particular was all about finding balance. For me, and for a lot of my creative friends, that balance has as much to do with taking care of your creative...
It’s one thing to get clear on our WHY when it comes to wanting to establish a creative practice. It’s another thing completely to figure out the HOW. I’m not alone here, am I? I was born knowing I was meant to create. And like a good little girl, I did all the logical things that would help me...
Before you can have a creative practice, you need to figure out WHY you want one. Because if you want it for the wrong reasons, it’s not going to come as easy as it should. For me, the why was easy. I was born with a love for stories. I demanded to be read to every day when I couldn’t read; when...
