The Gap Between Here and My Expectations

The Gap Between Here and My Expectations

  What goes through your mind at the end of the day? If you're a creative, I'm guessing you run through a mental account of what you made today. At least, I do. I'm a little embarrassed to admit it,...

The Opportunity of the Blank Page

How do you feel about a blank page? We often talk about the terror of a blank, white page, but what about the possibility? I love this poem from Jacqueline Woodson because it...

How to Best Enjoy a Writerly Play Book Flight

When my best friend, Emily, told me she chooses fiction rather than nonfiction in order to learn and grow, a lightbulb lit up for me. I, personally, am a fan of self-development books but she is...

An Invitation to Writerly Play

How did Writerly Play come to be?   I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thrown up my hands and wailed, “I know I'm capable of more ... but what's the next step?” Sometimes it feels like genuine...

Excuses: The Snarly Enemies of Creative Momentum

I'm not a fan of excuses. And, not in a blow a whistle and shout, "Get to work!" kind of way. More in a roll-up-my-sleeves, experiment-until-you-figure-it-out kind of way. Excuses are snarly enemies...