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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Create What You Will
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” George Bernard Shaw Yesterday I met with an aspiring young writer. Ideas constantly flooded her, but … Continue reading
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Put Your Foot Right In
As a surprise, I invited dancer and performance artist Mary Pinizzotto to come to the holiday party for the Kansas City Writers Group. Every day for one year, Mary has gone out into the world and danced. Sometimes she dances … Continue reading
The Entrepreneurial Artist
“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Recently I facilitated a brainstorming session with a group of amazingly creative entrepreneurs. We talked about the components of the entrepreneurial … Continue reading
Welcoming the Unexpected Stories
“Sit down right here,” says the host. He points to a young couple seated at a long table. Ron and I are on day four of our Utah National Parks tour. We have spent a glorious day at Arches and … Continue reading
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Inviting Yourself Into Creativity
“There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.” — Martha Graham As we move towards a fascinating … Continue reading
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The Six B’s of Getting Unstuck
Do you ever get stuck when you’re putting together something new? That happened to me when I was designing a creativity workshop. When I get stuck, a certain inner voice pipes up and says, “You really don’t know what you’re … Continue reading
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Editing Your Way to the Finish Line
“No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else’s draft.” ~H.G. Wells Several months ago, author Marilynne Robinson was in town, speaking at the Kansas City Public Library. “How do you know when you’ve finished … Continue reading
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The Wisdom of Readers
A recent article in the New York Times lamented the minor status of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. How had such a relatively insignificant holiday become part of the Jewish lexicon, the author wondered. Though Chanukah has a simple … Continue reading
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Creating Alchemy
A writer’s brain is like a magician’s hat. If you’re going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first. -Louis L’Amour This time of year, there’s almost too much being shoved into our brains. … Continue reading
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