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Tag Archives: Writing Habit
Learning to Enjoy Ambiguity
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday is Saturday, September 24th, and so is mine, so what better time to write about my very favorite quote in the world. “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Musings on Life, My Story
Tagged Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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A Slammed Door and an Unexpected New Confidante
On September 10th, 55 years ago, at 6:30am, the phone rang. It was Dr. Boschenstein calling to tell Mom that my sixty-one-year-old father had a stroke at 5am. My father was dead. It was a bright, sunny Sunday morning, the … Continue reading
How heavy are your boulders?
My goodness, a whole month has passed since my last post … because I’ve been birthing this wonderful book, Double Take! Both versions of the book (paperback and eBook) are finished, uploaded to Amazon, ready for me to press the … Continue reading
The Greatness of Blue: a holiday season story
It was the 24th day of the last month of the year, snow was everywhere, and all the summer birds had long since headed south for the winter. Or so the villagers thought. The townsfolk were busy trying to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Musings on Life, Watercolor, Writing
Tagged Community, Creativity, Hope, Inspiration, Perseverance, storytelling, Writing Habit
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What a year it has been.
A year ago yesterday I published the Kindle version of my book, Look at That! Discover the Joy of Seeing by Sketching. Two days later, a year ago tomorrow, the paperback version became available. In the last 12 months, 3,353 … Continue reading
Posted in Look at That! book, Seeing and looking, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Creative Habit, Inspiration, Look at That!, Looking, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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Learning how to slog, again
If this post sounds familiar, that’s good! It was originally published on July 15th, 2021 and soon after, I got cold feet. I mean, really cold feet. Cold enough for me to sign up for an eight-week online art course … Continue reading
Posted in Book #2, Look at That! book, Musings on Life, My Story, Seeing and looking, Tip Jar, Writing
Tagged Book #2, Double Take, Inspiration, Memoir, Perseverance, seeing, Writing Habit
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What I’ve been learning
It’s been a busy month since I last wrote: finishing up one course (writing), still in the middle of another (art), loving what I’m learning in both. Writing The course I just finished was offered by Memoir Writing Ink, an … Continue reading
This gentle man changed my life
As I work along on my painting and writing projects, I catch myself every now and then having a spontaneous “bird’s eye view” of my cozy little life. Does that happen to you? Are there moments when you suddenly feel … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, Tip Jar, Writing
Tagged Community, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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The Cha-Cha of Confidence
You may have noticed I haven’t written much about sketching, or watercolor, or art supplies lately. Instead, I seem to be fixated on writing about how to best use one’s time for the most pleasant result at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Musings on Life
Tagged Being Present, Community, Creative Habit, Inspiration, Looking, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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Enough, Equanimity, and Selective Indifference
Enough What a powerful word. Even in these days of pandemic semi-lockdown, it is still easy to get the sense you are not doing ‘enough.’ That thought can be in my head before I even fully awaken in the morning! … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life
Tagged Community, Inspiration, Integrity, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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Aloft with Inspiration 