The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 17 Oh the cringe factor of reading my first book! It’s not TERRIBLE, it’s just that I see the errors, the poor writing, the ways in which I have changed as a person since I write those words ten years ago. It’s like that 80’s hairstyle that my […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day16 I am an obedient sort of person. A rule-keeper rather than a rule-breaker. I always wait for the green light to cross. I don’t enter when it says ‘Don’t Enter.’ I want to do the ‘right’ thing. When it comes to writing the temptation to always seek permission […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge Day 15 Being free from fear of being wrong is essential to the creative process. Too often our perfectionism turns into fear which turns into procrastination which morphs into atrophy. I have a book I finished writing a few months ago now and I’ve begun editing it AGAIN as […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 14 Today I’m having surgery and I’m surrendering to the fact that I will have at least a month or six-weeks where I can’t control my life in the same way I usually do. Knowing I was facing surgery actually prompted me to begin this 100 Day Challenge. […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 12 We don’t always set out to create something as a legacy or for eternal meaning. Creating comes out of who we are on a daily basis, even when we’re not aware of it. What can happen though is this—you create,make or design something and release it to […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 11 Each one of us has creativity lurking in the recesses of our minds. I’m sure you have times when you’ve itched to bake something just for fun or planted some new flowers in your garden because you liked the colour or maybe you’ve been loving colouring in […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 10 I haven’t had a great writing day for a while. I’ve done a lot of writing, but I haven’t focused on my novels for a couple of weeks. I enjoy everything I write —articles, blogs, novels, letters, cards — anything, but to have a day of being […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 9 Collaborating With Ideas. Ideas come from all sorts of places. Songs. Conversation. Billboards. Books. Gardens. Pinterest. I’ve driven along in my car with the radio off and something has dropped into my head. The excitement rises. I can’t wait until I can pull over and scribble it […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 6 Not giving up is one of the brave choices we make. Whether it’s a relationship, a job, a creative pursuit or faith. Tenacity is a quality that brings to mind doggedness, an adventurous spirit, courage and daring. Living a creative life takes more than talent, it takes […]
