My Creative Journey 16 Jul 2016 Outshine the Fear: A Writing Coach Climbs A Mountain One week ago, I embarked on an adventure I never thought I could or would undertake: climbing a mountain. It's… Christi+
Art, My Creative Journey 14 Mar 2016 My Creative Journey: Gratitude for A New Guide I feel beyond lucky to have a new teacher in my life: Jane Aukshunas. Her paintings are magical and vibrant… Christi+
Memoir, Workshops 30 Jan 2016 When No One Believes You: Reclaiming Your Authority Out Went the Light Ned and Karen went to dinner. The little brothers were in bed. Sly was out with… Christi+
Creative Community, The Writing Life 16 Jan 2016 Happy New Year: Starting Over Is An Illusion Happy New Year . . . two weeks late. And right on time. My thoughts this new year are all… Christi+
Burn Wild, My Creative Journey, Writing Tips and Tools 21 Dec 2015 Breaking Silence, Blogging Mindfully I have been deciding what to say about not saying anything. Just over a week ago, I was immersed in… Christi+
My Creative Journey, Yoga 18 Nov 2015 Challenge, Ease, Yoga, and NaNoWriMo This morning, mixing up a smoothie of fig, banana, yogurt, and vanilla, I found myself thinking of all the ways… Christi+
The Writing Life, Wildfire Writers 29 Aug 2015 Working with A Young Writer: Noticing Favorite Things & Play "The puppy flew out of a cupcake. Her name is Candy." --Natalie, age 8 Natalie is the youngest writer I… Christi+
My Creative Journey, Poetry 25 Aug 2015 Courage is Simply the Willingness to Be Heard A new writer thanked me today for showing her the way to courage, the courage to speak up, the courage… Christi+
Sensitive People & Empaths, Writing Tips and Tools 08 Jul 2015 The Highly Sensitive Writer: Support for Empaths As I play on the shores of social media, having a grand old time, I forget to watch my footing.… Christi+
Memoir, Writing Tips and Tools 28 Jan 2015 Authentic Writing for Memoir and Fiction: Don’t Skim the Memory I’m wearing my editor hat today. As often happens when I do developmental editing, I notice places where the story… Christi+
Burn Wild, My Creative Journey, National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo 05 Nov 2014 NaNoWriMo and Places of the Imagination I'm taken aback at my sudden directive to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I'd planned to do some… Christi+
Uncategorized 07 Oct 2014 Why I’m All Over the Place: My Three Blogs Some folks have asked me lately, "Tell me again, which blog should I go to?" Because I'm all over the… Christi+
Creative Community, Wildfire Writers 29 Sep 2014 Getting Support for Taking A Creative Break I like what coach and poet Mark McGuinness has to say about Creative Burnout, especially "control freakery." I relate… Christi+
Creativity, Poetry, The Writing Life, Workshops 20 Aug 2014 My Writing River: A Poem by Emily Gillespie It starts with a trickle My writing river is flowing on uncut soil Atop the leaves and… Christi+
Wildfire Writers 19 Aug 2014 Give Your Particulars, Tell Me Who You Are Students new to Wildfire Writing classes show up full of hesitation. How can they share their work with the others… Christi+
