My Creative Journey, The Writing Life 01 Mar 2023 The Real Danger of Social Media – for Artists and Writers Or What I Learned About My Addiction Hal mentioned how hard it is to be creative these days—but he's on… Christi+
Art, Creativity, My Creative Journey, The Writing Life 07 Feb 2017 “Astoria” and How to Be Death-Defying “Astoria” tells of Herculean effort: the dual expedition to the Pacific coast in 1808 shortly after Lewis and Clark made… 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+
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+
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+
My Creative Journey, The Writing Life 18 Jul 2014 Goals vs. Purpose: Measuring the Creative Life, Where Everything Counts My daughter B, home from college, is sleeping in my writing space. I feel displaced, frustrated. Failing. What about… Christi+
Burn Wild, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools 10 Jun 2014 Practicing the Pause Before I continue this series on the Creative Process, I'm going to pause. I'll say again how important the Way… Christi+
The Writing Life, Wildfire Writers 18 May 2014 You’re the Writer, It’s Your Show – Don’t Tell Us The Back Stage Guest post by Wildfire Writer Desirée Wright offers insight and wisdom for every writer hesitant about taking that bow .… Christi+ 1 Comment
The Writing Life, Wildfire Writers 09 May 2014 Small Press Love Last week, three volumes showed up on my doorstep - anthologies by lovely, local small presses. Pacific Northwest small… Christi+
Creativity, The Writing Life 08 May 2014 The Why of What You Do When we create, it's vital to connect to the why. And also the who. This week, meeting with clients preparing… Christi+
National Poetry Month, Poetry, The Writing Life, Uncategorized 04 May 2014 Stuck We've all felt stuck in our writing. Teresa Rodden, a life coach and writer in the Burn Wild workshop, colors… Christi+
Burn Wild, The Writing Life 26 Apr 2014 Not Good Enough Jeanne Favini penned this piece in the Burn Wild workshop last week. Her description of the overpowering critic thoroughly resonated… Christi+
The Writing Life 28 Mar 2014 Dan Berne and The Gods of Second Chances I'm damn lucky to know a human being like Dan Berne, whom I met last fall through the fireball known… Christi+
Burn Wild, The Writing Life 26 Mar 2014 Effortless: The Swan My word for 2014 is "effortless." Last night I finished up a delightful workshop series that perfectly expressed what it… Christi+
Burn Wild, The Writing Life 08 Feb 2014 Small and Slow is Beautiful: What Matters to An Author Yesterday, putting pen to paper seemed like a waste of time. The thought crossed my mind: "Who am I touching… Christi+
