Category: Writing

  • The Artist’s Way, one year later

    The Artist’s Way, one year later

    Life before the artist’s way: sleeping in, guilty. Writing inconsistently, guilty again. I would get so frustrated. Why can’t I write more? Or anything. There’d be occasional inspiration-charged sessions. See, I’d tell myself. I can do this. Then days later. Nope, no I can’t. So much uncertainty about myself, and my work. And yet always…

  • Surprise story debut on Vella: The Thorn Path

    Surprise story debut on Vella: The Thorn Path

    Surprise! Lucianna is going to a monster hunting academy in an alternate world! It’s available on Kindle Vella now. I am releasing the first three episodes immediately. Then weekly after that. (Sneak Peaks on the blog, of course.)

  • Artist’s Way Week 12 and Beyond: My Creative Recovery

    Artist’s Way Week 12 and Beyond: My Creative Recovery

    A significant thing happened during my final week. I mentioned this briefly during my week eleven post which I’ll link here for you. So, what was coming — Surgery. It saved my life, though I didn’t realize at the time it needed saving. My physical condition had deteriorated. There was constant pain, and I was…

  • Artist’s Way Week 11: Breaking through the walls

    Artist’s Way Week 11: Breaking through the walls

    Welcome to week 11, the second to last week of the Artist’s Way.  I say that’s as if it is coming to an end, but it’s just the beginning of the end. Last week was a confession, of sorts. I spoke so eagerly of what I binge on, the comfort food I turn to when…

  • Artist’s Way Week 10: Why can’t I be more Creative?

    Artist’s Way Week 10: Why can’t I be more Creative?

    Why is the creative spirit so sensitive? We keep looking at our inner artist as the child who sulks and is easily scared and must be coddled and indulged in order to coax them into creating. I’m not sure this is how parenting works. But you can only take the metaphor so far, before it…