B is For… Beauty!
Contributed by Tina Holland. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or so the saying goes. I suspect beauty can be found in our hearing, touch and taste as well. It can be hard to find the beauty when … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Blog
It’s the A to Z Blog Challenge, and A Is For All of Us, Sheltering At Home
Welcome to the A to Z Blog Challenge! We are all in this together, my friends, during the time of Coronavirus. But it’s also the first day of April, and that means it’s the annual celebration of exuberant blogging, The … Continue reading →
Craft Circle and General Hangout Virtual Coffee Date Thingie
Do you like to do crafts? Any craft, be it knitting, weaving, sewing, or other textile art; drawing, painting, collage, or other paper or canvas art; puzzles; writing; woodworking; cooking? Do you like to hang out with others who like … Continue reading →
Let’s Get This Party (re)Started! April Is the A to Z Blog Challenge AND Camp Nano!
It’s almost April. And we’re in the midst of a global pandemic, causing unprecedented societal change. Our hearts go out to all those who have lost family members and loved ones, and all of us at Writer Zen Garden HQ … Continue reading →
New Artist’s Way Workshop Starting June 16th!
We’re starting up a new Artist’s Way Workshop! I hope you’ll join me. I will do live broadcasts on our Facebook group, and we’ll have posts there and on our online Forum here. I will also schedule in person meetings … Continue reading →
Last Day of FEARS Workshop
Today is the last day of my FEARS workshop. Did you miss it? No worries. You can still check it out on the Forum. You can continue to ask questions and I’ll ask them as they come through. Hope to … Continue reading →
Happy New Year! What’s new in the Garden?
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 →
Writer Wednesday – The Dangers of the Echo Chamber and Why Handwriting Is Important
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 →
Darla’s Writer Wednesday – Inspiration
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 →
The Writer Zen Garden – Tools From A to Zen: Reflections on the A-Z Challenge
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 →