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NewZine Archives : 2011 : March 1 Issue – Write Long & Make Stuff Up
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| March 1, 2011 | Write Long & Make Stuff Up |
| Quoteworthy |
“What if you redefined what it means to be a successful artist or writer?”
— Jill Badonsky, Making Stuff Up |
| In This Issue |
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March 1 Journal |
Naomi Rose's Challenge to Write Long
Nearly five years ago I connected with Essential Writing's Naomi Rose — a book developer and writing coach from California whom I've since come to regard (and treasure) as a writing mentor.
Yes, within the first paragraph of Rose's first article published on Creativity Portal in 2006, Listening Your Book into Being, I immediately sensed the difference in her coaching style and was attracted to the expressive warmth and rich authenticity oozing from her work in what she calls "Writing from the Deeper Self." More »
'Writing Down the Bones' eBook Winner
Congratulations to Carol Henley, winner of Natalie Goldberg's "Writing Down the Bones" eBook from our weigh-in comments giveaway. All comments are posted at the end of Goldberg's interview.
Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity-Portal.com |
| Features & Series |
Kaizen-Muse Stories
Making Stuff Up
By Jill Badonsky
What if you just made things up about how to run your business? What if you redefined what it means to be a successful artist or writer?
Book Excerpt
Think Outside the Catalog
By Abby Connors
Using recycled materials for art projects does much more than save money. It promotes a spirit of exploration and discovery, it encourages curiosity, and best of all, it teaches children that creativity doesn’t come from what we buy, but from how we think.
Creative Careers Interviews
Interview with Culinary Writer L.A. O'Neil
By Chris Dunmire
I am in awe at knowing that as humans, we have great capacity for healing and moving forward in our lives, using our experiences to grow and build and teach.
Playing and Growing in a Creative Mastermind Group
By Quinn McDonald
Developing a Creative Mastermind Group was pure inspiration. The support, the ideas, the generosity of spirit is a touchstone for energy throughout the week. |
| Call for Submissions |
Creativity Portal's Call for Spring Fever Child Art!
Creativity Portal invites submissions for its "Spring Fever" child art digital collection. Submit entries to Chris Dunmire by April 15, 2011.
Deep is Fun: Naomi Rose's Challenge to Write Long
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More What's New @ CP |
Making Space
By Peter Clothier
For me, the hardest part [to writing] is to stop "thinking," planning, and controlling, and to allow the mind to empty out before the words come along to lead me into the unknown.
Intimate Details in Writing
By Naomi Rose
If you want to evoke a deeper experience in yourself and in your readers ~ then relax your list-making mind, and see what intimate details call out to you.
Creation is Slow
By Shelley Klammer
Life is like a river that constantly changes and flows and attention to and engagement in that flow is what invites a healthy kind of growth that is organic and profound and rightly slow.
The Journey Home: Discovering Self
By Kevin Nixon
We all have an intrinsic need to discover and reach the peak of our existence.
Painless Peeps
By Deb Simpson
A simple and fun character development technique for writers.
Creativity Techniques for Creativity & Innovation Meetings
By Edward Glassman, PhD
The following 8-step sequence creates focus and clarity. |
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