What Makes an Artist

In only the past two days, each of my teenage artists has questioned whether they are indeed artists. One has lamented her talent and and ability while also questioning whether anyone else outside of a small, specialized niche would ever be interested in her art and...

Stories I Would Love to Read

As a writer, one of the pieces of advice that gets bandied about when considering what to write is write what you know, but the bigger idea that plays in my mind and that I’ve read and heard quite as often is to write the book you want to read. Isn’t that fantastic...

The Kismet of Our Creative Lives

(this post contains affiliate links) A few years ago I discovered a book by Elizabeth Gilbert called, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear and devoured its words and ideas zestfully. Because it inspired me as much as it did, I also got the audio version, read by...