This is the story of an idea, a dream that just won’t die. Thirty years ago I signed up for my first writing class at a local college: Writing for the Children’s Market. Amidst a small group of writers who elected chose contemporary fiction as their genre, I knew that the story I wanted to…
Stories like Mary Delaney’s give me hope. It was in 1772 (yes, you read that right!) and she was 72 years old when in an unexpected moment of observation, Mary Delaney noticed that a piece of colored paper (presumably, watercolored paper) perfectly matched the petal of a geranium. In a flash of inspiration, a creative…
There’s a big life change underway for me. It requires packing up home (again) and moving to a new city (again). But unlike the move two years ago, this one feels like I am moving towards the light. I am making life-altering decisions with a happier state of mind and relishing the fresh start….
Today’s tea leaf fortune. The message I received as I prepared cups of tea for myself and my Creative Entrepreneur brainstorming partner, Trudie. We had just been discussing a marketing plan for my Joy Cards. The background I chose for my little photo shoot (I could not leave this message undocumented!) is a bolt of…
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…
It’s an exciting and gratifying experience to find work that accommodates creativity. My seasonal job at a local garden center puts me in the potting shed, dreaming up pretty and aromatic combinations. Annuals, perennials, herbs, and grasses — I use them all to create container gardens. Some are special orders that match a customer’s color and…
Two friends and I gathered around a dining room table for a day of collecting inspiring photos and assembling Dream Boxes, which are like 3-dimensional vision boards. What could be more fun than playing with pretty pictures and talking about how one’s passions might become one’s livelihood? A fabulously inspiring day, including lunch and mid-afternoon chocolate.
