Today Chris Guillebeau’s second book, The $100 Startup, was released into the world. Given how much press the man has (deservedly) received, it’s hard for me to imagine anyone might not have heard of Chris Guillebeau at this point, but then Chris also looms very large in my own world. He is, in fact, the… Continue Reading
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So You Wanna Write a Book? Here’s Your Secret Weapon
2012 is my year of Self-Compassion, Untangle(ing) and Practice. Within those three overarching themes, however, are lots of much more specific goals. Busting clutter, for example. Under the theme of Practice, and in keeping with the spirit of my 15 Minutes-a-Day Creative Challenge, 2012 is also shaping up to be my Year of Writing. And… Continue Reading
The Flinch, The Tower, and Your Legacy
You’re a Creative. You want you need to express that inner creative drive. In small ways, in big ways — it doesn’t matter. For Creatives, the act of creating — whether it’s painting or drawing or writing or making music or anything else — is essential. You have to create to feed your own soul…. Continue Reading
How to Win Your Creative Battles and Be a Victor in the War of Art
Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second, we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work. ~ Steven Pressfield, The War of Art… Continue Reading
Stretching Watercolor Paper on My New Boga Board (and farewell to the 15 Minutes a Day Art Check-in)
Yes, you can go ahead and watch the video, I know you want to. But before I write about the Boga Board, let me just say that yes, this post marks my farewell to the weekly 15 Minutes a Day art check-in. Not because it’s failed, and certainly not because I’m stopping my 15 Minutes… Continue Reading
Friday Finds: Love, Love and Goddesses
Here’s what I’ve found recently that I think you’ll enjoy: Love Stuff Savoring the Date Everybody loves a good “how we met” story. I’ve always thought it would be cool to assemble a collection of such stories, maybe in a book, or nowadays on a blog. Thriving Artists Project member Toby Simon has been doing… Continue Reading