The Fine Line Between Creativity and Crap
Artwork by James Koskinas from the Twilight Angel Website This weekend, I was invited to attend screenings for two very different independent film projects. Both gave me pause. The first was a pilot...
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My husband in the mud I spent the weekend in the mountains with my husband and a group of friends. We talked about everything, drank too much wine, and let soft rain, vibrant green, and pungent pine...
View ArticleThank You
I’m not really working today, just fiddling here and there while my head goes cloudy from the onset of a cold. Because I’m bored, I spent some time rereading some of my old posts. What struck me wasn’t...
View ArticleNow or Never
In an instant, my world collapsed. It wasn’t just the absence of planes in the sky or the way people wandered around blank and numb. By then, I’d turned off the news, not wanting my young children to...
View ArticleWhere the Magic Happens
Immediately after I finished the first draft of the Pipe Dreams sequel, I started writing a new book. Get it done, get it out, move on. If we’re not working all the time, magic doesn’t happen. We read...
View ArticleCan You Get There From Here?
From about the time we’re born, we’re taught to go for the summit – get the best grades, be the best athlete, reach for the sky. Most of us succeed only occasionally. We might be great in English, but...
View ArticleNever Submit
I was thinking about Ionia Martin this morning. If you don’t know her, check her out. She’s an inspiration. Recently, Ionia went through major surgery in her ongoing battle against cancer. A few...
View ArticleIntegrity
Something whole and healthy is that which has integrity in relationship to itself. Which means that if your actions are in conflict with any part of who you are, you are violating the well being of...
View ArticleWe Get to Choose
I’ve missed you. It’s been too long. For that, I’m sorry. Over these last few months, as my new store got off the ground, I’ve affirmed a deep seated conviction. Life and art are not that different....
View ArticleOver the Wall
Photo credit: Pictify.com I’ve been thinking a lot lately. Thinking more than writing. Thinking more than talking. Thinking more than doing. You know what I got for all my effort? Fear. It paralyzed...
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