Cinquain. A Crapsey cinquain. Remeber it’s one of the syllabic poetry forms I mentioned in last week’s post. The Crapsey cinquain was developed by a woman named Adelaide Crapsey, an American poet. As per its name, the cinquain has five lines. The Crapsey cinquain follows a strict syllabic form: Line 1 – 2 syllables Line […]
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Video: Let’s Talk about Writing Crochet, and Creativity
Don’t you just love the frames YouTube decides to use as your video cover? that will change once I do he thumbnail and upload it, too, but until then, I’m obvioulsy in mid-word and look like I’m making a goofy face. I’m restarting my YouTube channel. Last Friday, I uploaded a reintroduction video, so here […]
Continue readingMojo Revisited
If you remember, back in June, I mentioned I had lost my mojo for writing. Since that time, I’ve tried a few things to get it back, but my usual tips and tricks didn’t really work that well this time. So what did I do? I can tell you what I didn’t do. I didn’t push it. […]
Continue readingWon’t You Be My Neighbor?
How is that for a throwback to childhood and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood? But seriously wouldn’t it be great to have a large community of neighbors who are interested in what you have going on? I don’t mean in a nosy way, but in a genuinely interested way. Sometimes I really do. And the good thing […]
Continue readingShould You Go to a Conference?
No matter what your hobbies or career choices, eventually you’ll be faced with going to a conference. Should you go or not? The short answer is yes. You should go. The longer answer begins with “it depends.” Here are three things to consider when you’re decidig whether or not to go to a conference. 1. […]
Continue readingDo You Wish You Were More Creative?
Sometimes you get stuck in a rut. You think you’re not creative. Or you feel “blocked.” You get frustrated and don’t know what to do next. Well…. I can help you with that. In more ways than one. First, I have a few books out that address various aspects of creativity. They’re all linked below […]
Continue readingLet Me Tell You a Story
Have I ever told you how I started writing? Or anything about my creative journey? No? I want to do that now, then.From the time I was about 7 to 16 (I’m guesstimating), my mom was a babysitter. My job, if you can really call it that, was helping to entertain the kids. That included […]
Continue readingWhat a Creativity Coach Does
As I mentioned in previous posts, creativity coaching is a subset of life coaching. But that doesn’t tell you what a coach does or even who they work with. So let’s address the second question first. A creativity coach works with creative people. By my definition, that would mean everybody. Since that isn’t possible, let’s […]
Continue readingEbook vs Print
This has been a question since Amazon came out with the first Kindle. First, I will say that as an author, I will write and publish in both digital and print formats. That’s not what I’m talking about here, though. I’m talking about what I — and you — prefer to read. In case you […]
Continue readingBlog It All (or Not)
Have you ever started something and you were so excited about it? I’m sure you have. Then, something about it, maybe the way you bad it set up, made it feel more like a chore. You didn’t look forward to it anymore and you didn’t really want to do it. It wasn’t fun. You only […]
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