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4 Ways to Find Balance as a Parent Who Writes
Lately I’ve been having trouble finding balance. I have heard it said that in order to be prolific at what we do, balance is not something we can achieve. But I don’t believe it. Or maybe that’s just not the kind of prolific I want. Balance is important in my life. As...
How to blog for the Huffington Post
There are many great online blogs that use writers as contributors, but few of them with the reach of The Huffington Post. To get a spot as a blogger for Huff Post is one of the most desirable gigs a writer can get. In December of last year I decided I wanted to start...
On distractions in the life of a creative
The other morning I got out of bed, did my morning writing, worked out, sorted the usual eight loads of weekly laundry and carried a huge hamper full of dark clothes down the stairs. Except when I got near the end of the stairs I stopped paying attention and tripped...
Every artistic pursuit begins with writing
Every morning at 4:30 I crawl out of bed and reach for my glasses (usually knocking a book or two off my bedside table) and trip to my blue wing chair, where I turn on the lamp and open my morning notebook. And then I write three pages—about 900 words—on whatever...
On (temporarily) letting go of routine in the life of a creative
(Photo by Steven Salazar) A couple of weeks ago my husband and I had the privilege of attending a creative conference called Creative South. All week leading up to the conference I felt anxious and a little overwhelmed, because there was still so much writing work to...
On the ‘there isn’t enough room for all artists’ lie
This week my husband and I spent three days at a creative conference. Mostly it was designers and illustrators, no writers at all, but still it was amazing to be in a place with so many other creative people and admire their work from the sidelines. And then. On the...
On calling ourselves by our true name: Artists.
It took me way too long to call myself by what I am: Writer. Because I worked another job, and I had a title there—journalist—and what I did in the margins—writing—wasn’t really who I was. Or at least that’s the lie I believed for years. I tried to do without writing,...
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
