It’s Okay to Squirrel
Wherein I share my thoughts on distraction, flow states, and how to work they way YOU work.
Tag: creativity
Live Discussion: Imposter Syndrome
A panel discussion featuring TV’s Curtis Andersen, Actresses René Bordelon and Jessica Hayes, and book blogger Dan Zarzana.
5 Tips for Turning Your Teen Turmoil Into a Novel
HarperCollins Canada asked me to write a post for their official YA Blog, HCC Frenzy. Here’s a short except, followed by a link where you can read the whole article.
There’s no way around it: high school hurts. The good news? Pain is precious to writers. It motivates us, inspires us, fuels...
SYMPTOMS LAUNCH EVENT, PT. 1
In case you couldn’t attend the Symptoms of Being Human launch on Tuesday, here’s part one in a three-part video series covering the event. (Thank you, Curtis Andersen, for doing the videography.)
Creativity On The Daily
HOW DO A WRITER, a father/database programmer, a web designer, a payroll ops manager, and an actor/marketing consultant fit creativity into their daily lives? My friend, actor/producer Curtis Andersen, invited me to be on his web panel, Creativity on the Daily, about how full-time artists and hobbyists...
How and Why I Started Writing
HOW
I scrawled my first lyric—a future hit entitled “Dart Heart”—into my Hello Kitty Diary at age eight-and-a-half. There were photos of me at a younger age that foretold my becoming a musician (see above), but I think “Dart Hart” was the first evidence that I might end up a writer.
At eight-and-a-half,...
