Shine Like a Star with Your Creative Work
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/22/2016 Theme, The Star. This Major Arcana card is all about shining your light because when you are the star in your creative work, you not only serve yourself but others. When you succeed in your creativity, you show others what is possible. It is no small thing to […]
Don’t Be Shy. Promote your Work!
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/15/16 Theme, Knight of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Note the communication. Knight is the one of the royal court who has the training, the resources, the strength, to go out and be of service, to be […]
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jog
Three weeks on the road—or in the air. And now I am home. Home, where I sleep in my own bed, eat the food I’ve prepared, and greet the daylilies still blooming in the yard. I can enjoy the view from the chaise in our bedroom while I write and revel in the silences and […]
3 of Cups and Creative Joy
Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. Helen Keller In this week’s Tarot Message from the Muse, the Focus card for the week is the 3 of Cups. The Focus card asks a question. In this instance, the questions are, are you experiencing joy in your creative work; […]
5 of Cups, Pulse, Hope and Imagination
The process of writing, any form of creativity, is a power intensifying life. Rita Mae Brown, Starting from Scratch You’ve certainly heard about this past weekend’s mass killing at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. My Facebook feed was filled with reports, anger, rants and weary pleas for change. Too many events in the recent […]
Are You Using Your Lint?
Peculiar scraps of knowledge stuck to him like lint from all his jobs. Anne Tyler You know what lint is. It’s that stuff that rubs off on us, on our clothing, especially when we wear black. It gathers in the lint trap of the dryer. But I’m not talking about that lint. I’m talking about […]
What Books Introduced You to the Magic of Story?
I love books, in any format. If you are a writer, then you love books too. And, I bet you were introduced to their magic early in your childhood. I also bet that, like me, you have memories of several favorite books that introduced you to that magic and set you on the path to […]
Create and Connect with Confidence
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 5/9/2016 Theme, Strength. This Major Arcana card calls to you this week to subdue the wild fears and fantasies that keep you from creating with confidence and strength. Do not be overcome by the fearsome beasts of doubt and insecurity. Instead, tame them with the certain knowledge and confidence […]
Plan Your Creative Work
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 4/25/16 Theme, 8 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, wealth–anything physical that you can touch, taste or feel. Eight is a number of stability. This week, find opportunities to plan out creative projects–and promotion that will turn those amazing ideas into […]
Create but Don’t Forget to Promote
And that is what writing is about. Love. Love of the art, love of the story, and love for and from the people who really understand your work. Nobody else matters. Love yourself. Love your work. Be brave. Just write. Melodie Ramone Last weekend, Bob and I attended the NAMS14 conference in Atlanta. The conference […]