by jlouden | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’m doing a series on creative burnout. Read Part 1, Part Two and Part 3 if you wish. We do not create in a vacuum. We stand on the shoulders of those that have come before us. We draw on inspiration and influences from a multitude of sources. We rely on other...
by jlouden | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’m doing a series on creative burnout. Part 1 is here and Part Two is here. Once upon a time, I spent four years working on a memoir that never jelled, and then, right on the heels of letting that project go, I quickly wrote a non-fiction book proposal that my agent...
by jlouden | Oct 10, 2021 | Create and Climate
My lovely friend Lu asked me to help her learn to talk to her clients about climate change. She’s a hairstylist – yes, she got me to let my stripe go gray! – and passionate about the planet, but often feels unsure what to say. We talked about climate...
by jlouden | Oct 5, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’m doing a series of creative burnout. Part 1 is here. There is one very simple thing that I know helps me tremendously when I am feeling creatively dry and friable. It’s simple but not easy because our brains do not want to do it, so as I tell you about this very...
