via Writing. What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it? The worst thing I do that doesn’t contribute to my writing is…not writing. That sounds a little silly, so let me explain. In the last few weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of writing. Writing…
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Review: Dream Enchantress Tarot
Y’all probably remember my tarot inspiration post about the Dream Enchantress deck – so imagine my delight when Matt bought it for me as a present! I absolutely couldn’t wait for it to get here, and now that I’ve had a week or two to give it a go, I thought I’d share my thoughts….
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…
