Skydiving Your Way through Publishing

You know what’s frightening in a spine-tingling sort of way? Skydiving. Exit: 10,000 Feet Getting suited up, hoping that parachute was packed just right (whether you or someone else packed it), and then that final moment when you’re looking out the side of the airplane, staring at the ground ten thousand feet below. No matter[…]

Your Worst Critic (or Judge Not Lest You Be Judged…by Yourself)

I have a lot of pet peeves. Here is a list, in no particular order: People who dress in colors or styles that clash The word “hubby” People who drive 5mph below the speed limit Creepy guys who hit on married (and pregnant) women* Certain slang terms including “ya’ll” and “fixin” Those who don’t know[…]

Entering the Underworld (or Facing Your Demons)

Are you stuck with creative block on your work-in-progress? Do you feel like creating anything is hard, grueling work and you get nearly no output? Have you run into a wall on your art or your project and feel like there’s no way around it? Lately I’ve been struggling not with a lack of creativity[…]

What Is Art?

Art is about passion. Where does passion live? On the inside. Creating art is difficult, because it involves accessing that innermost place where we have to face our deepest fears. We have to pass through all of our weaknesses, faults and failures to get to that hidden recess where our creative potential lies. When we[…]