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5 Tips for Inspiring Your Imagination

Published by on April 28, 2014 | Leave a response

I’ve been noticing over the past few years, as I’ve focused more on my writing career, the wide variety of ways I feed my creativity. I’m blessed with lots of ideas, so I rarely have to struggle with “what to write about.” Nearly everything I experience can lead to a new tangent of thought that […]

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Triggers Are Mirrors

Published by on April 24, 2014 | 3 Responses

I am blessed to have a really awesome extended family. They are supportive, loving, kind, and funny (sometimes hilarious). Despite all the “weird” things about me – vegetarianism, unschooling, polyamory, and other unconventional choices – they not only accept me but seem to genuinely enjoy spending time with me. This morning my Mom spontaneously invited […]

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A Sigh of Relief

Published by on April 8, 2014 | 1 Response

It’s April 8th, and I’m finally adjusted the fact that March is over and winter is really done. Granted, there’s still quite a bit of snow out in the yard, but the piles are getting smaller every day. Daytime temperatures are consistently in the upper 40s to mid 50s, the sun has been out, and […]

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The Whole Point of Creative Projects

Published by on March 17, 2014 | Leave a response

It was Sunday evening. I hadn’t been feeling well, so I was sitting in the comfy chair in the living room with Percy cat on my lap, doing some journal writing and some reading. My list of projects and tasks sat nearby, and I was feeling some vague guilt for not making more progress. Sure, […]

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The Healing Power of Mythology

Published by on February 16, 2014 | Leave a response

The grieving process is not to be trifled with. Over the past two weeks I’ve been hard at work on a guest post for one of my favorite blogs, Kind Over Matter. Longer, really, as I was framing the story in my mind before I started putting it on paper. This is my 6th piece […]

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Hibernation, Schedules & Transformation

Published by on January 22, 2014 | Leave a response

I started my yoga practice up again yesterday. It’s an off-and-on thing for me. I’m trying a new routine for the days where I’m working from home, for myself. When I wake up, I write in my daily diary, then get up and ready for the day. It starts on the yoga mat, and then […]

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Aspirations or Inspirations?

Published by on December 27, 2013 | Leave a response

Usually at this time of year, I start feeling motivated and excited to charge right into the new year. Last year I switched things up a bit, and decided to focus on intentions rather than goals. Still, I think the underlying motivating force was essentially the same: I was aspiring to improve my experience, to […]

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Creations, Gratitude, and a Sparkly New Project

Published by on November 30, 2013 | Leave a response

It’s the last day of November, the final hours even. How did my NaNoWriMo go? Here’s a simple answer: We did it! BlackLion and I finished our first-ever novel around noontime today, with a combined total of 105,332 words. Yessss!!! The working title is The Door Is the Key: A Modern Faerie Tale. The entire […]

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Creativity Begets More Creativity

Published by on November 25, 2013 | Leave a response

I saw a quote on a writing page about writers being “drained” after a couple hours of writing. In my experience, that’s just not true. Lately I’ve been working on my novel for NaNoWriMo nearly every day. When I finish a session of writing, I feel exhilarated and happy. I’m not saying that it’s always […]

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I Lost It

Published by on November 16, 2013 | Leave a response

I’ve lost it. No, it’s not like I freaked out or anything, although that can happen to any of us from time to time. Not my sanity, per se. I mean, I lost the list of links that I had planned to share with you today. I’m not sure how it happened. Perhaps I was […]

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