by jlouden | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I recently shared a passage from George Saunders’ delightful writing book A Swim in the Pond in the Rain with my Non-fiction Mastermind and I want to share it with you too. Saunders explains how as writers (or any kind of creators!) we may have romantic dreams of what...
by jlouden | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Last week I explored that horrible moment when someone tries to crush your creative dreams and this week, let’s talk creative triage– or how to keep from getting stuck in a stinky story that you suck and it isn’t safe to keep going. Because if you don’t address...
by Tressa Beheim | Mar 20, 2021 | Create and Climate
You’re painfully aware of the climate crisis. You do your best to shrink your carbon footprint and make your voice heard by your political representatives. But it feels like so little. And yet, what else can you, one tiny person, do? It can all feel so hopeless and...
by jlouden | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I became a creativity mentor and writing coach because of a conversation with another writer in my 20’s. I was making inroads in my career as a professional screenwriter but struggling mightily with my confidence when another writer said to me, “Maybe you aren’t...
