by jlouden | May 26, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
We are all in liminal space. Betwixt and between what was and what will be. Personally and collectively. Richard Rohr writes about liminal space in Everything Belongs: “…often remain trapped in what we call normalcy–“the way things are.”...
by jlouden | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I spent a lot of the last year inside the house, as did most of the world. We decided early on to play it super safe, plus it was simply too hard to parse risk every single day: was it safe to run with friends? Which friends were safe? Did we need to wear masks or...
by jlouden | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
What am I doing with New York Times best-selling author Anne Lamott? I’ll tell you but first, a little back story. Years ago, I wrote a magazine column for Whole Living, which then got bought by Martha Stewart and became Body & Soul. In addition to the column, I...
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 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...
