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It’s been ages. Before the drama back in 2012, I felt like I was writing to a Mysterious Chorus of Friends; to a mix between myself and...

Whatcha gonna write? (link it up!) #WritingPrompt

Let me tell you about my granny. Meeting Ennis, 2010 She was born in 1923 in Belgium, which made her 92 ½ when she died this morning. She...

I’m editing another middle grade book. It’s about a boy (Jorian) whose dreams and adventurous spirit are sorely tried by his dull, gray...

I performed stories from The Marvelous Imagination of Katie Addams over the weekend. I’m still not sure what to call it– but I knew that...

My own art, other people’s art– it’s all part of being an advocate for Joy. When we all experience life as being Magical and Good, then...

See you there! #AuthorTalk #MarvelousImaginationofKatieAddams #Performance #Rose

The world provides some great writing prompts… #Found #Inspiration #WritingPrompt

We had great turn out for an off-season show (in tiny tourist town), and people said it really got them talking. Some said “that was a...

The reason you get overwhelmed is because you’re looking ahead. You’re looking to the future and feeling inadequate; you know you don’t...

What did I do? This week I asked Kelsi if she would read “Moira” and give me feedback on whether or not it’s done; she said yes. (This is...

This moment is exactly right. This is exactly the place you are meant to be, with all the feelings that swirl around you. But you are not...

Where you are is just fine. Allow yourself to be loved, exactly as you are, precisely in this moment. Let the lines around you blur, feel...

I read the first draft of my MS and gave myself feedback. Written feedback. As if I was writing to someone else. (It felt like I was– but...

Seth Godin talks about ‘New Marketing’ in his book Meatball Sundae. In short, he says that Old Marketing (inundating an unsuspecting but...

Elf Scholar Pondering the many selves. I love costumes. (See background). But a simple nose is really all it takes.

I think the idea of Patreon is fascinating: the freedom and space to make your art for free (for everyone), and the gift of your...

I want to do it all. Always. This is the feeling that precedes doing none of it. Going on social media and scrolling. Eating ice cream...

The Copy Cure (Marie Forleo and Laura Roeder) said you can write a blog post with a tweet– that no one ever opened an email and said,...

On Writer’s Block jumped into my box at the Friends of the Library Book Sale. I was wary– I’ve done The Artist’s Way, this could be old...