I’ve been playing in the photo archives and now there’s a new notebook in my shop over on blurb! “The Write of Passage” is a lined-page notebook, embellished with path, entryway, and window photographs, all of which were taken in New England and New York state. Click here to preview.
Category: Publishing
Self-publishing, conventional publishing, agents, etc.
Joy Dance: 8 Hours Unplugged
I took a stand yesterday. It wasn’t comfortable but it was necessary. Patty Perfect — that would be my very lively inner critic — was harping in my mind’s ear, but instead of giving in, I ignored her. In a single bold move to rescue my gasping-for-breath creativity, I barred myself from logging in to…
How rejection inspired a social media detox
I realized I was in trouble when the folks who run craftgawker.com and foodgawker.com rejected my first photo submissions. Somehow that ‘professional opinion’ knocked me to my creative knees, in spite of all of the lovely compliments and encouragement during the lifetime of this blog. As painful as it was to have my composition criticized and…
About that vision board … an update
Wide awake and it’s 3:00 a.m. So I pull my fancy night light out of the drawer in my bedside table and read magazine articles that might otherwise never see the light of day. I always enjoy Martha Beck’s perspective; she jogs my imagination. Her column in the May issue of “O” magazine on vision…
A New Home for My Photography and Writing
Your warm and encouraging comments about my photography have sparked a new idea: JOY CARDS — pocket-sized editions of my home & garden, craft, pet, food, and dance photography. Each image is enhanced with a custom motivational phrase on the back side. Now available in my new etsy shop. Come take a look! I’m working…
Super-sized Serving of Wisdom and Inspiration
It was an action- and inspiration-packed week. And there was even another author event at Portsmouth’s Music Hall with Tracy Kidder, but I didn’t have the presence of mind to snap a photo. Ann Hood is the visiting author this year at Southern New Hampshire University. I totally loved her novel, The Knitting Circle and…
Blurb.com offers POD Publishing for Photographers & Writers
I’ve discovered a wonderful vehicle that brings together my love for books and offers a way to showcase some of my photography. Making this book for my friend’s birthday was so much fun I cannot even describe! Now that it’s been delivered, I’m eagerly on to to the next one!!! (The photo on the right is…
Paying it Forward – Sharing with the Girl Scouts
Several months ago I received a call from a Girl Scout leader who’d gotten my name from the local library. She was looking for a published author to come speak to her troop, some of whom are aspiring writers. Simply getting the referral is the result of what I call my very minimal version of…
Props can feed the creativity furnace
My writers’ group just left and I’m freshly infused with unbridled enthusiasm. So typical! Double rounds of tea served with the healthiest type of brownie possible (that would include protein and fiber and minimal fat), followed by red pear and cheddar cheese, all accompanied our usual round robin of anecdotes and the reading of our…
Vision Board for My Business Life 2008
The vision board I created to reflect my business aspirations for 2008. I’ve walked my career coach through each aspect. She’s teaching me how to spin together both creativity and the joy of running my own business. Meeting her is one of the most outstanding synchronistic events of my ’07. The results of our collaboration…