Writing ~ Creativity
Writing tips to help you keep the ink flowing. Interviews with authors and other artists provide insights on craft and process.
“Take Your Website to the Next Level”
Writer's Digest, Nov-Dec 2011
Is your online home ready for visitors: editors, agents and your future fans? Tidy up your digital den with this blueprint for success.
“A Website for Every Writer”
The Writer Magazine, October 2010
Every writer needs an online portfolio where editors and agents can view their work. What's a writer with a job, a family and a small budget to do?
“Manage the Writing-Parenting Challenge”
The Writer Magazine, October 2010
How can a writing-parent keep for ideas from falling into an abyss of gray matter as mental and physical energy is tossed between children, family life, social commitments and yourself? These basic principles help guide you: Passion, Priorities, Perspective, Process & Present Mind.
Since writing this article in 2009, I've added Persistence the list. Contact Me to learn more or book the program "Face Your Writing Challenges"
“Get a BookLife, Now!”
Guest post on Jeff VanderMeer's blog, BookLife Now, October 2010
For me, there would be no integrity in raising my daughters to follow their dreams if I failed to show them that I believe in (and practice) the concept. Like many of you, my dream is to publish a novel. To get my very own ‘book life,’ I realized I needed to go beyond the Five Ps, which have helped me navigate family life and get my butt in the chair everyday. I integrated strategies from Jeff VanderMeer’s book for 21st century writers to put me on the path to my book life. YOU can, too!
“Windows on the Soul: The Inner World of a Visionary Artist”
Inner Tapestry Holistic Journal, February 2010
“One of the magical things about art is the many ways…it opens our eyes and reveals who we really are,” explains visionary artist, Leanne Peters. Visionary art enchants us back into balance, helping us align the stories we tell ourselves with the story intended for us to bring into the world.
Behind the Books: Archer Mayor
Wethersfield & Rocky Hill Post (CT) 2007
Carol Higgins Clark: Mistress of Mystery & Mayhem
unpublished interview (2011)