Deliberate Creativity

Uncertainty Made Bearable

I'm in an uncertain creative phase. I'm working on two projects fairly constantly and both are coming to market soon. I'm reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown,... Read More...

From Overwhelm to Whelm

When your work is your life and vice versa, your head can spin with all there is to do. All the ideas, all the things to learn, all the places you need to go - ... Read More...

Emotional Switchbacks

The Martha Beck Coaching Summit is coming up in a few weeks now, and I'm getting excited to gather with our tribe. The hugs alone are worth the cost of entry. M... Read More...

Olympic Intelligence

Watching the incredible team skaters and slopestylers on Thursday night, we all geared up for another amazing Olympics season. I grew up skating on a  lake, ste... Read More...

‘Twas the night before…

One of the all-time greatest poems about Christmas is of course, Twas the night before Christmas, by Clement C. Moore. In case you need a reminder of its verse:... Read More...

Schedule Doubt

I launched into NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) guns ablazin' on November 1st.  Even though I hadn't fully cast my characters or outlined the plot, I t... Read More...

Get Ready to Write a Novel

I promised myself I'd start a novel on my birthday. I just feel like there's too much else to do, and well, maybe I'll get started soon. That promised start-dat... Read More...