Because It Doesn’t Always Have to Start Off Perfectly

Lately I’ve been hearing from a lot of writers who are afraid about starting a blog. This surprises me. First, doesn’t every writer have a blog? If no, why on earth not? But that’s a discussion for another day. About the hesitation in starting a blog, the thing I’m hearing is that they’re worried is [...]

Artsy Blogging Links for June 15, 2013

Welcome to Summer! Or near abouts anyway.

Different But Equal – My Prize Winning Essay

A lot of people ask me about this essay I’ve been talking about that won me a trip to New York years ago. I remember (about 1997 I believe) that I was in the dentist’s office, and saw a contest sponsored by Equal sugar. As part of the contest, you had to write an essay [...]

Morning Has Broken

It’s funny how someone can cover an old song and make it entirely new for you. This is what has happened with the song “Morning Has Broken.” In fact, it’s become a sort-of anthem for me.

Artsy Blogging Links for June 8, 2013

It’s cold and rainy here. Again.

Creating My Creative Planner

I’m so excited! I’ve been wanting to make a planner specifically for creative people for quite a while. It was one of my goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m finally getting it down to the last little fixes. It’s close!

On Creating the Blueprint, and Then Revising It

When living a creative business life (note the oxymoron there), I think it’s important to know exactly what you want and then create your blueprint for it.

Artsy Blogging Links for June 1, 2013

It’s June, friends. June. We’re still not having summer weather yet.

On God and the Garmin

Despite having a pretty good sense of direction, I feel helpless without my Garmin. Why is that? I know my way around for the most part, but every once in a while I’m driving and have no idea how to get back to a main road. For that and other reasons (like our frequent estate [...]

Things People Search For

I’m always amused at the phrases people use to find my blog. For instance, here’s a sampling of what folks have used to find my blog this week.