Images from the National Museum of Women in the Arts
When I was in Washington, D.C., in August for a conference, I took some time to visit the National Museum …
Category Archives: Creativity
Memoir and yoga workshop, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Sept. 28-30
Lake Superior at Grand Marais, Minnesota. Photo by author. I am thrilled to be teaching at the Grand Marais Art …
Writing fails and writing successes
Major props to Cat H. Bradley for this idea 🙂 Yes, we fail at many things in our daily lives. …
What’s the hurry?
I’m slowly reading Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life, which I bought at the gift shop at Holy Island …
11 words for writers
More from Susan Sontag on writing from the esteemed Maria Popova at BrainPickings. Popova just started a “Midweek pick-me-up” email …
One key to becoming a better writer
Photo Credit: cobalt123 Flickr via Compfight cc I’m teaching a writing class this summer at my university. It’s the first …
What do you want to quit?
Photo Credit: Sheep”R”Us Flickr via Compfight cc. I’m sure alpaca farmers also feel pressure to be successful by the world’s …
When the singer-songwriter’s life turns tragic
It’s been my theory that fans of bands fall into one of two camps: 1) They like the music. 2) …
Storytelling in creative nonfiction: At odds?
Photo from Creative Commons via Flickr Sometimes you can teach something over and over and finally it sinks in for …
Ek….what? Writing about art in nonfiction
In my MASS436 Specialized Writing class at MSU-Mankato on Monday, I introduced students to ekphrasis — writing about art. We …
