Please join me for a Sunday afternoon workshop on Writing as a Spiritual Practice on March 30 at beautiful Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. The blank page…the empty Word document. What to do when the creative juices aren’t flowing, and
3 WAYS TO USE WRITING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
You are invited to my workshop on Writing as a Spiritual Practice on March 30 at beautiful Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. It’s possible that writing is always a spiritual practice, whether or not we intend for it to be
WRITING AS HOLIDAY COOKIE
When is writing a Christmas cookie? Whenever you need it to be! Last week I was overcome by the holidays: too much shopping, too much traffic, too much angst, and way, way too much sugar. I found myself sitting at
DANCING WITH THE MUSE
When I was in undergrad, most weekend nights were spent at campus watering holes (translate: dive bars) drinking and dancing. I did fine with the drinking, but was very shy about getting out on the dance floor. I would hover
GETTING OUT OF MY OWN WAY
Last week I became an adolescent. Maybe even a two year old. I attended one of those internet book marketing seminars where they tell you that you have to blog hourly, at least six days a week, and that every
STEP AWAY to STEP FORWARD
In forty years of making my living as a freelance writer, one of the best tricks I’ve learned is to step away from what I’m writing. It might be for a moment, and hour, or a day, but coming back