Monthly Archives: November 2010

Just letting y’all know…

I’m doing a quick little post to let you all know (just in case you don’t) that there are two awesome deals ending soon. Deal #1 is a 72 hour sale that started Monday and ends on Thursday at 10 AM EST. (Check here for a time zone converter if you need it!) It’s a…

Why your loved ones are holding you back

We’ve all had it happen to us. You get a brilliant idea that you’re incredibly excited about. In your excitement, you share the idea with a loved one, hoping that they’ll see its brilliance as well. But your spirits fall, as your loved one pauses a moment, and then tells you exactly why your idea…

Gift Guide: Writers & Bloggers

Now that it’s Black Friday and the holiday shopping chaos is upon us, I thought I’d have a go at making your holiday shopping faster & easier this year. In that spirit, I’ve put together a series of gift guides to help you when purchasing for the people in your life! There’ll be one for…

An Inspiring Workspace

Having an inspiring workspace is something I highly recommend for creative types. Your workspace becomes a refuge, a place for you to go to create where it’s safe to do whatever you like and make whatever you want. The ideal situation would be to have a room to yourself, but not everyone can do a…

How to Create in the Midst of Chaos

The holidays can be a time of great happiness, but they can also be a time of stress and chaos. In between you staying with family, family staying with you, shopping to be done, presents to be bought, and parties to attend, things can get pretty hectic, and whatever you’re working on at the moment…

Link Roundup

via Happy full moon! It was absolutely gorgeous last night here in Austin. And herrrre’s your linky-list of fabulous things to brighten your Monday morning! the declaration of deserving…just because you’re here How to Slash Your Writing Time in Half The Woman Whose Ass We Should All Be Kissing I thought this article on pagan…

Pain and Art

People love, love, love to talk about pain and art. It’s one of those pesky little things that’s ingrained in our culture – great art comes from great pain! I saw one version of this that said, “Great art is created from pain; if the artist is lucky, their pain heals, if the audience is…

How to Develop a Strong Morning Practice to Start Your Day Well

Your mornings set the tone for the rest of the day. We all know this. If you get off to a bad start, oftentimes the rest of your day follows suit. The best way to combat this is to come up with a meaningful morning practice that acts as a buffer between getting up and…

Link Roundup

via The biggest lie you tell yourself On Japanimation and motivation (and how to get what you really want) Walk with flowers Veteran’s day should be cancelled – an interesting POV. Read the whole thing! Set Yourself on FIRE How to develop a creative practice (and why it actually does make you more creative) The…

What To Do When You’ve Got Too Much To Read

via Books. They’re lovely, but I know I’m not the only one with the habit of stockpiling them and then never reading anything, because I look at the pile with panic rising in my throat and no idea what I should start on next. Fret not, my friends! I have a way to solve your…