Category: writing
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Goddesses of Writing & Creativity
I’ve written before about the Muses and how to craft a relationship with them that enhances your creative power. Now let’s look at some Goddesses (and a couple of Gods) who can also infuse your creative work with some extra energy. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know that, in my…
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The Care & Feeding of A Thriving Artist
So you want to be a Thriving Artist. You decide to incorporate one (or more) of your creative passions into your everyday life. Go, you! But now what? How do you sustain yourself for the long haul? Especially when “everyone else” seems to be either: A) lounging on the couch watching Netflix or B) getting…
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What’s Your Big Vision?
I talk a lot on this blog, over time, about vision boards. That’s because I love making them and find them a useful reminder of my aims. But let’s step back just a moment. In order to use a vision board, you kind of need to have… a vision. What is it that you want…
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Ahead of Her Time: Natalie Clifford Barney
One of the members of a Pagan women’s group I belong to recently led a program for us on Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party. I got to see the exhibit in person in 2018; it’s now permanently housed at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend it! We…
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Doorways to the House of Wholeness
When I was a young child, I was wildly creative. I was also sensitive, smart, and a people-pleaser, which led me in the direction of academic achievement. Striving for straight As in school became a way of seeking approval. Over the course of my school career, my creativity became secondary, and even atrophied. It’s hard…
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Creativity Tips for When You’re Not In the Groove
Before I started writing this post, I got up from my computer. I work from home, in the corner of my dining room, and I needed a change of scenery, so I went upstairs to my bedroom to lie down. I played MahJong on my Kindle. I read a few pages of a book on…
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Starcat’s Favorites: A Writing Win
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I did it! I finished writing 50,000 words in November – with three days to spare. I’ve never finished early before. Woo hoo! The novel I’m working on isn’t done, but I’m taking a few days off from it. I have another book that I’ve been editing, which is wanting my time and attention: Follow…
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Sprinting to the Finish: NaNoWriMo Days 24-27
NaNoWriMo, November 2019, DAY 24 – 2003 words Dear Diary, I did my writing in the evening, after a day of making more holiday cards and then going out to dinner with BlackLion and some of his co-workers. No sprints this time, but I didn’t seem to need them. The scenes are rolling out of my…
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Ahead of the Game: NaNoWriMo Days 20-23
NaNoWriMo, November 2019, DAY 20 – 1861 words Dear Diary, I had a long day today, and got home in the mid-evening. I was going to do writing sprints, but no one was on Discord, and Brent went to bed early. So I just wrote on my own. It went well, for the most part. I’m…
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More, Please: NaNoWriMo Days 17-19
NaNoWriMo, November 2019, DAY 17 – 1982 words Dear Diary, I like Sundays because that’s usually my day to sleep in a bit. Not that I get up particularly early most days. I’m not a morning person. Today BlackLion and I went to the casino with my parents and brother. We played the slot machines and…