Journal Your Way to Creativity first came out in March 2018. It is designed to help you work past creativity blocks and learn how to tap into your innate creativity. A survey conducted by AdAge in 2012 showed that 75% of people in the world do not think they are creative. I’ve wanted to do […]
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When Do You Need a Tech Editor?
This is something I found myself thinking about last week. I had a learning experience with getting a pattern tested (more about the pattern in a minute) and I needed some help FAST. Someone recommended I contact a tech editor. If you’re anything like me, you’re at least passingly familiar with various types of editors […]
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3 Ways to Get Out of a Creative Slump
Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All that means is, if you click the link, at no additional cot to you, I may receive a small commission if you purchase through that link. I’ve been in a creative slump. I haven’t really wanted to do anything new, so I haven’t. It hasn’t mattered that […]
Continue readingSaying Thank You
Sometimes saying thank you is difficult. Sometimes we feel awkward, but we need to do it anyway. I meant to post this yesterday, but I procrastinated to the point where it would have gone up really late at night and no one would have seen it. This week, I participated in my first ever crochet […]
Continue readingHello, Sunshine Easy Drawstring Purse Crochet Pattern
It’s summertime. You don’t want to carry a full purse with you all the time. And you don’t want a big, hot crochet project. Enter this easy crochet pattern. It’s available for around a dollar. I was excited when the opportunity came up to participate in Susanna’s Summer Vibes Blog Hop Over at Fosbas Designs. […]
Continue readingMy Favorite Crochet Hooks
Crochet hooks are a very personal tool when it comes to crochet. Something I love, you might hate and vice versa. Instead of writing about everything I already said in a video, I’m just going to share this video with you. It went live on YouTube just a few minutes ago. I would appreciate it […]
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How to Answer “Are You Still Writing?”
As a writer, do you get people asking you “Are you still writing?” I don’t get them as often as I used to, but I do still get it It used to bother me, but now I understand it. But what do you say? Here are three possible answers to that age-old question. Yes That’s […]
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On Writing Personal Essays
I knew what I wanted to write about today, but I didn’t really know how I wanted to approach it. Since I am trying to figure out how to write a personal essay, I didn’t want to try to sound like I’m trying to tell anyone else how to write one. In fact, please don’t […]
Continue readingAre You a Planner?
Once upon a time, there was a girl who didn’t like to plan anything. If she wrote something, she flew by the seat of her pants. (Also known as a panster.) If she made something, it was the same thing. One day, a time came where she couldn’t remember what she was going to do. […]
Continue readingHave You Ever Done a Make-Along?
Depending on what you choose to do as your creative outlet, a make-along could be a crochet-along (CAL), knit-along (KAL) or something else. This year, I participated in my first ever crochet-alongs. One was in March for the Crochet Guild of American (CGOA) in honor of March being National Crochet Month. The second was with […]
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