by Margaret | Sep 5, 2016 | creativity, reading, Titbits, writing life
In every happy, sane person’s life, there is a balance of the three C’s: Consuming–Creating–Connecting I stumbled across this lesson a while ago, and recently have tried to connect one of my Consumptions with one of my Connections: Reading +...
by Margaret | Aug 8, 2016 | creativity, process, writing life
An author’s life often involves being torn in many directions: too many story ideas at once the day-job creep the marketing of the books But sometimes there is a magic moment of balance when all the different directions feel right. Here are five shots from this...
by Margaret | Aug 15, 2015 | creativity, writing life
Yes, that is workspaces plural. Because the ideal is different for everyone, and different workspaces can work for the same someone at different times. The study that started me dreaming about writing But first, why talk about workspace? Isn’t that horribly...
by Margaret | Feb 12, 2015 | creativity, events
**Breaking News* Don’t forget if you’re in Portland, my first launch party is this Sun, Feb 15, 2-4 PM at Periscope Books in Forest Grove, OR. I’ll be joined by writers Jenn Crowell, Sue Parman, and Lorri Nandrea. Hope to see you there! I...
by Margaret | Dec 30, 2014 | creativity, process, writing life
As promised, here’s the report-back from my attempt to start a new creative habit, “From the Frontline,” as it were. The effect of attaching a new task (writing 3 pages of flash fiction) to a weekly task (laundry) was … postponement: “Well, the...
by Margaret | Dec 23, 2014 | creativity, process, writing life
I’ve read so much about creative habit formation recently that the following information can not be fairly attributed to any one source. However, I know that Agile Lifestyle does very thorough research, so if you’d like more detail, definitely visit his...
