Monthly Archives: January 2025

To help us stay sharp and alert on the page, here are a few simple tips we can easily apply any time and anywhere to give us a boost: Soothe stress: When you feel anxious or overwhelmed by worry, take a … Continue reading →

Writing is all about words: falling in love with them, coaxing them, wooing them, worrying over them, playing with them, cutting them, adding them, and even, like Shakespeare, inventing them. Writers are word lovers and when we love them hard … Continue reading →

“One may go a long way after one is tired.”   French Proverb How true many athletes and peak performers have found this to be! And yet how often many of us forget it when a bit of fatigue bubbles up. … Continue reading →

A story: You’re a little girl growing up in a small farming community in New York State in the late 1930s. For your ninth birthday, your grandmother gives you a magical gift: A beautifully bound, slightly oversized book. Published by … Continue reading →

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.‘Pooh!’ he whispered.‘Yes, Piglet?’‘Nothing,’ said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw.‘I just wanted to be sure of you.’” The birthday card with this little story sits in a spot where I see it every day. On … Continue reading →

Sometimes we need a few tricks up our sleeves to keep our stories moving when they stall or feel they’re adrift. Renee Rosen, author of White Collar Girl and several other novels offers a few tricks of the trade that she’s found … Continue reading →

“Zippety do dah, zippety yay,My, oh, my, what a wonderful day.Plenty of sunshine comin’ my way.Zippety do dah, zippety yay. Mr. Bluebird’s on my shoulder,It’s the truth, it’s actualEverything is satisfactual.Zippety do dah, zippety yay.My, oh, my what a wonderful … Continue reading →

With the New Year still fresh and fragrant with opportunity, it seems like a great time to take stock of some of the gifts – the astonishing assets we bring to the page and the creative party we’re all attending … Continue reading →

Even when he’d reached the top of his game playing for the Celtics, Larry Bird’s daily training program was legendary: a long-distance run, practice with teammates, sit-ups, and short-distance runs – all sandwiched in between demanding shooting drills.  Veterans and … Continue reading →

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve…You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated … Continue reading →