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April Showers Bring May Poems
April showers bring May…poems? Maybe! I get our gut reaction when we hear ‘poem’ might be resistance, reluctance, and, honestly, downright boredom. BUT. Did you know there is scientific evidence that reading even one poem daily can make your life richer, deeper, and more meaningful? It’s true! You can follow that rabbit right here -…
Angela’s Favorite Tech for Creatives
For those of you who follow my blog, you are amazing and wonderful. I’ve got some fun new insights for us all this year, so sit down, get buckled, and put down your coffee. You’re going to spill it. Angela’s Favorite New Tech 💚💻: Squibler’s Random Writing Prompt Generator: Have you heard of this? You write…
The Writers Conference Come Down
I recently attended my very first in-person writers conference. You guys I was so excited. I want to say it was worth the money but I just can’t this time. I think the organizers did a great job, and the volunteers were amazing. And, I get it, we’re in a living, breathing economy and people…
Staying Awkward, Kind, and Brave
I stood behind my little table rearranging the Phoenix statue, OCD lining up my books, and just in general feeling awkward and out of place. In this post-COVID era, I think I have forgotten how to human. How do I do this interaction thing with people I don’t know, or haven’t seen in years? And…
Five Ways to Build Creativity into your Daily Life
Life is busy. We have bills to pay. Wouldn’t it be great if we could infuse our daily lives with shots of creativity? Wouldn’t that be amazing? It IS possible and the best news ever is that it pays to start slow and build on good habits you are already doing. Before we get Started:…
Writers Never Quit
“Many paths lead to the same destination; it doesn’t matter how you get there.” I’m sitting here feeling shame because although I have been busy writing blogs for other people and working on my next novel (I just finished the messy first draft – VICTORY DANCE!) I realized I haven’t written a blog post in…
Inspiration is for Waiters
I recently heard a writer friend ask another writer friend what she did to get ‘inspired’ to write. The question threw me off guard. Who are these writers who wait for inspiration? In my experience inspiration only happens once I’m warmed up and that only happens when I sit down to write on a consistent…
Agents are Human
I recently read an email from an anxious writer about whether or not we have to grab the agents attention in the first 500 words. Honestly I think that is probably a good buffer of about 250 words – and we need to remember that agents are human. Sometimes as writers we get locked into…
Three Ways to Ease Back into the Writing Life
A few years ago my daughter was about three years old and I was home with my second, a bouncing (literally) baby boy. Life couldn’t have been better. I had everything I wanted. A loyal husband, enough money to pay the bills, and now two beautiful, healthy babies. What more did I need? Besides sleep…
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