Writing or creativity of any kind is a mysterious process, a journey into deep and unchartered waters. What you need is a compass… the Tarot.
The thrones of kings and queens are understood as symbols and seats of power. Certainly there is no more powerful example of the power of a throne (ugly, intimidating, uncomfortable thing that it is) than the Iron Throne in the HBO series, Game of Thrones. But everyone doesn’t fight to
With the warm weather of the last few weeks, hubby Bob has taken me out for several MGB rides. If you aren’t a car enthusiast, an MGB is a British sports car manufactured by the British Motor Corporation. As you can see, it is a two-door roadster with a convertible
I don’t think you can create anything interesting from a comfort zone. You have to work from a place of fear and failure. ~Charlize Theron, actor~ Bob and I went to see the movie, Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron. The movie is based on a graphic novel, The Coldest City,
I recently had my annual physical checkup. Perhaps it is because I am heading to official senior-dom in August, but I was given or scheduled for a bunch of tests I’ve never had before. They also drew blood, weighed and measured me (I’ve shrunk in height but, unfortunately, not in
Empathy, the least comfortable of human emotions. ~Frances Gray Patton~ An important technique of fiction writing is Deep POV (Point of View). This technique uses the third person point of view in such a way that the reader feels as if she is inside the person’s head—or heart—for that scene.
A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it’s better than no inspiration at all. ~ Rita Mae Brown ~ If you are a writer, especially a fiction writer, then you are very aware that October is almost over and that means… NaNoWriMo! If you are not a fiction writer, NaNoWriMo is
One recent Sunday morning I woke early and, creeping downstairs to my studio, decided to use the time to clean out some email from my Sent box since the number had climbed into the thousands. As I read through emails I’d sent from as far back as 2009, I deleted
Bob and I celebrated 43 years of marriage last week. Add an additional year of being engaged and a year of dating before that, and we have been sharing our lives for 45 years. That’s a long time to spend with one person…in close quarters…come hell or high water. A
Recently, I set a writing goal to finish a proposal for a nonfiction book. For those of you who have never done a book proposal, it is something like writing a Master’s Thesis–lots of work, lots of writing. On Monday of that week, I set the goal to finish the
What dynamite we handle when we lift a mirror or bend towards one! Elizabeth Coatsworth, Personal Geography Whenever I read tarot for new clients, I tell them that the reading is a mirror, providing perspective and clarity on the direction and challenges of their concerns. We know that the future
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