Happy New Year, Gardeners! It’s a great time to be in the Writer Zen Garden. Inside this blog: Prompt Circles are back – next one is Jan 21st from 2-4 at Open Books Walking In This World online workshop, Jan … Continue reading →
We are surrounded more and more by media – social media, augmented reality games, television commercials at gas stations; the list goes on. I’m the first to admit that the internet can bring people together – I am, after all, … Continue reading →
Dear friend and gifted writer Nicole Gordon once gifted me an inspirational book. It’s called “Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing” and offers all sorts of open-ended writing experiments, encouragement from writers and poets, and enough blank pages to … Continue reading →
Wow. It’s hard to believe it’s already well into the second week of May already. It feels like it should still be April. Or, if I’m being honest, January. Of 2010. But I digress. We all know that time seems … Continue reading →
End mind, beginner’s mind? We’re at the end of our challenge for this month, the April A to Z Blog Challenge. Six of the WZG crew participated this month, and we’ve brought you all sorts of content from, well, A … Continue reading →
Some of the benefits of Yoga are: Increased flexibility. Increased muscle strength and tone. Improved respiration, energy and vitality. Maintaining balance. Weight reduction. Cardio and circulatory health. Improved athletic performance. Protection from injury While I love Yoga…I really do, in … Continue reading →
Writing can serve as a path to the self. In troubled or stressful times, we need this more than anything, but our society’s advice is to avoid the problem – take a pill, a powder, and do anything but face … Continue reading →
I grew up in Florida. On the coastline. Not sure If I really need to say more. I loved storms, watching the clouds roll over the waves and the lighting dance and crack in the sky. But then, I was … Continue reading →
Have you ever envisioned a certain weapon for your character that was so specific that nothing compared to it in reality? I faced that problem in my WIP, and it’s kind of like going on a shopping spree with an … Continue reading →
How to Create an Oral History for your Family; or Unforgettable and Unfortunate Things my Kids have Done by Evey Brown It happens almost every time my family gets together, someone says, “Mom, tell us again about the time…” and … Continue reading →