A Creative Life

You don't want to miss the latest post (on New Year's resolutions for writers...) and other creativity posts to come! Please check o...

There's nothing like the post holiday blues to really stifle the creative in us. All of a sudden, we're looking at the end of one ye...

Allow me to address the holiday dilemma while square in the midst of the most difficult one for almost any artist--Christmas. Whether you ce...

When I travel and when I write, I notice that little miracles tend to occur along the way. That longed-for phrase finally pops into my head ...

I'm writing this post in a hurry because I am in the midst of writing dilemma #2 myself. I am suppose to be packing, doing some last min...

Dilemmas plague artists and writers. When to work. Where to work. How to work the work into busy schedules. There's just no end of thing...

A poet, even in the best of circumstances, rarely sees the kind of success that a novelist or screenwriter, or even a journalist does. The f...

As writers, we are never going to be spared feelings. If we have a duty, perhaps it is that we observe the world's joy and sorrow, heali...

Most every child has a favorite character they long to imitate at Halloween. I believe these characters are telling. They say something abou...

I haven't taken a poll and I can't prove it, but I believe that many, if not most, creatives are spiritual people. They are certainl...