Romance Your Writing
I sent this post out to my list on Valentine’s Day but you can romance your writing all year long! Happy Valentine’s Day, Your Writerly Highnesses! May this day remind you of the many ways in which you can show your love. Not just in...
Come Home to Your Writing
Lately, I’ve been excited about new clients, interesting editing projects, and an upcoming writing workshop on Bowen Island – 2018 promises to be a great year! And yet a few days ago, I struggled with a nagging anxiety arising from persistent thoughts of “not good...
The Courage to Cross the Finish Line
Just a few days ago, I received a beautiful new Young Adult (YA) novel in the mail, a gift from one of my clients who had hired me a year ago to provide her with feedback on her work in progress (see Masterpiece Package). I...
Writing When You Don’t Know What to say
Do you think you need to know what you’re going say before you sit down to write? You don’t. Holding that belief, often unconsciously, is a great way to keep from writing at all and an even better way to make writing an excruciating, bloodletting...
You Are So Creative
One of the cruelest untruths that I hear all too frequently from my coaching clients is, “I am not creative.” It’s not their fault that they think that way. They probably got that message as a child from a parent or teacher, who got it...
Do What Makes You Happy
My interest in creativity coaching began more than ten years ago when I was teaching a Creative Process course at the Vancouver Film School and became aware of creativity coaching guru Eric Maisel’s work. I thought creativity coaching would be a great credential and skill...