By Ash, on April 23rd, 2009
For today’s Thursday Thirteen, I decided to list the things that get my creative juices flowing. These are things that stir both my visual artwork and my writing.
Being with my other writer friends; we share or talk about our writing and I always want to go home and write after wards. Writers can be [...]
By Ash, on April 9th, 2009
I have always wanted to write -and was writing years ago, then stopped. Due to a lot of little miracles, I’m back. I pulled out a story I had started years ago and am finishing it.
Here are 13 things I’ve discovered since then.
Don’t try to write alone and w/o support from other [...]
By Ash, on April 5th, 2009
The 6 of Clubs is my birth card (did you know you can find out your birth card in a regular deck-so cool!)
Yet, I would say that the 3 of spades describes a big part of my life.
The 3 of spades is creative inspiration – it is such a strong creative energy, that unless [...]
By Ash, on March 28th, 2009
Recently, I sat my current work in progress (novel) aside. I will be traveling to the place where the book is set in a few months and I was at a place in it where I needed to go absorb and move among the setting to revise some of my scenes as well as fill [...]
By Ash, on March 13th, 2009
Each morning I start my day by reading a chapter from one of Natalie Goldberg’s books. Right now I am going through Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life
I have not posted much about my writing here; I’ve learned that living the writers life is, well, very bohemian. Not many get it and many can’t grasp [...]
By Ash, on December 15th, 2008
While there are excellent workshops on creative writing in the Asheville area, especially workshops with a close focus on developing character or writing setting or creating a dramatic plot, there are few, if any, workshops that address the writer’s most basic tool: the English language.
To Write Well’s next offering — February 7 through February [...]
By Ash, on January 9th, 2008
Create a Great 2008!
I admit, I have this thing for beautiful book covers and Journals! A I talked about in Paisley Goddess, I am taking up Journaling again. There are so many new techniques out and now, you can let your inhibitions go and use art, images, glue, paint or whatever else you wish [...]