March 2006 Newsletter #2

More Good Muse!

"What inspirational words of wisdom would you like to give other women who are following their dreams?" — Nancy Mills

"Oh wow. I would say…" — Comedienne Roz Browne

Read the Spirited Woman Interview with Roz Browne

In This Issue

• March 2006 Journal
• What's New @ the CP

March 2006 Journal

by Chris Dunmire

Multiplying Muses! Introducing Jill Badonsky

QUESTION: What's better than being inspired by the original nine Greek Muses?

ANSWER: Being inspired by the original nine Greek Muses PLUS nine more Modern Day Muses and their Bodyguard!

Have you heard about the Modern Day Muses? If you haven't, you're in for a treat. Their names are Aha-phrodite, Albert, Marge, Bea Silly, Spills, Audacity, Lull, Shadow, Muse Song, and Arnold (the Bodyguard), and they arrived through the creative imagination of Jill Badonsky, author of "The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence."

In the continuing spirit of ‘musing around' the Creativity Portal, we are thrilled to be featuring Jill's original "Creative Solutions and Inspirations from the Modern Day Muses" on our Web site in the coming months in addition to our Nine Athenian Muses series.

For now, you can get acquainted with the Nine Modern Day Muses by reading an excerpt from Jill's book titled "Another Fine Myth."

Enjoy!

Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal

What's New @ the CP

Entering the Garden of the Illustrious Modern Muses

You no longer have to rely on ancient Greek history to satisfy your growing need for muses. Meet Jill Badonsky's Nine Modern Day Muses and their Bodyguard, and see what they can do for you.

Another Fine Myth: Meet the Modern Day Muses
By Jill Badonsky
An introduction to the Nine Modern Day Muses and their Bodyguard plus the illustrious Muse Map.

What's Insight You?

Interested in keeping a visual journal for your artwork and writing? Free your subconscious mind and find out what's really inside of you.

Visual Journaling by the Seat of Your Pants!
By Violette
Are you a blogger or journaler ready to expand into the world of visual journaling? Then you'll enjoy this creative by-the-seat-of-your-pants visual journaling tutorial by Violette that just may reveal some interesting things lurking INSIGHT you.

Ambiguity, Paradox, and Uncertainty

Are you willing to be open to anything?

Open to Anything (da Vinci's Sfumato)
By Linda Dessau
Da Vincian principle #4 from Michael Gelb's "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci" encourages us to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty.

A Woman of Independent Means

Writer Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey reveals the greatest gift a writer can give to herself.

Interview with Writer Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
By Nancy Mills
It wasn't until Betsy was forty that "A Woman of Independent Means" was published, and it was at that age, when mega-fame knocked on her door.