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Focusing on IF

IF is something we think about - whether or not that IF happens. IF can be worry or hope, and it holds our attention. "If" and its time-sucking cousin "if only,... Read More...

Staging your Day

If you're like me, you can walk into a room, and suddenly have no idea why you walked in there. Or you can be watching something or writing something, and hit a... Read More...

This Might Save You

Are you interested? Are you paying attention. Of course. Why? Because the word MIGHT is mighty. It automatically awakens you, perks up your litt... Read More...

Do Anything in 4 Days

All the creativity tricks in the book can't help you write, if you can't get yourself to write. You've got a thing you really want to write. You're in love wi... Read More...

How Not to Think Bad

William Kenower, author of Fearless Writing and Editor-in-chief of Author magazine, was the keynote speaker at San Diego State University Writers' Conference wh... Read More...

Find Clarity, Poetry

When I'm not sure what to write, guess what, I write nothing. When I am visited by clarity, I drop whatever else I'm doing, and I write. With energy and excitem... Read More...