• My Favourite Writing Books

      Below is my long (but not exhaustive!) list of favourite books on creativity and writing. And here’s a link to my short list with a brief commentary on my top FIVE! ~ Writing Down

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  • Writing to Get You Writing

    Happy Spring! I hope you are taking, or can take, a few quiet moments to appreciate the warmth and the small bits of colour that are starting to show up at this time of year.

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  • Realizing a Dream

    When I was a kid, I was a big reader. Also, a fast reader. I always had a book on the go and went through them quickly. Voracious might have been a word used to

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  • What wants to be written?

    “I don’t know what I think until I write it down.” Joan Didion, author of the The Year of Magical Thinking once said this and I completely agree. I always need to put pen to

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  • A Solstice Invitation

    There isn’t a lot of certainty to hold onto right now. It’s possible that your holiday plans have been turned on their head. Maybe you are reading this from your bedroom as you self-isolate or

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  • You do not have to be good

    “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body

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  • Writing What Is

    This morning, I woke from a lovely dream. I was at the beach on a sunny day. There were kids and friends and sun-warmed bodies, lying close together. There was laughter and warmth and playfulness.

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  • The Power of a Writing Prompt

    Over the last year, I wrote two short stories that I never would have written before. How did I do this? Through the magic of writing contests, guided by prompts, and inspired by a deadline.

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  • Your Wild and Precious Life

    “How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives.” —Annie Dillard Go hang gliding. Ride a horse. Learn a new language. Start singing again. Walk the Camino. See the pyramids. Write

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