For writers, 10,000 hours is probably an understatement. The writing learning curve is no small thing. Writers twenty years into their careers will tell you they still have miles to go--so much landscape to cover, and so many discoveries to make. However, as any hiker knows, a solid plan, clear...
Blog Hoppin’ Around
A huge thank you to Marsha Qualey, one of my Hamline Creative Writing MFA faculty, for inviting me to this blog hop! I enjoyed thinking about these four questions and the opportunity to peek inside...
Seeking Balance: Projects and Habits
So, have you come up with your areas of focus? If you're anything like me, once you have these shiny new buckets, you want to put the system in motion, feel as though some new breakthrough is...
Seeking Balance-It’s in the Thinking
I want to pause before elaborating on how I use these categories in my own life. I was asked a good question about overwhelm and how I do so many things. It's true. I do a lot of things in my life,...
Seeking Balance: Dealing with the Mess
The day I realized I had a serious problem, I had an uninterrupted expanse of time stretching in front of me, no meetings, no deadlines and yet at dawn my heart was already galloping out of control...
Seeking Balance: Intro
It's time for a new blog series, one I've been planning for quite some time. I hear it all the time in conversations, and the same longing echoes in my own heart. I want balance. I want a joy-filled...
Discussion Guides
Are you participating in a book club this summer? Hot off the press, each book in the From Sadie's Sketchbook series now has a discussion guide to help leaders facilitate conversation and spark...
Inspired
Over the past two weeks, I have had the chance to work with a number of young writers in LA and the Bay Area, and I'm inspired! Here's what's excites me most about my recent encounters with young...
What Kind of Creative Are You?
I had an excellent school visit last week, at Phillips Brooks School in Menlo Park, CA. During the hour, I chatted with the fourth and fifth graders about creativity, what being blocked feels like,...
A Shiny New Year
To me, the start of a New Year always feels untouched, like a stretch of newly fallen snow. I love the way the days between Christmas and New Years Day seem to hold their breath, allowing even...
