Be Mused by Susan M. Brackney
Inspiration, practical writing tips, and encouragement for artists, writers, and creative spirits.
Susan M. Brackney is a freelance writer, beekeeper, and the author of the The Lost Soul Companion books and Plan Bee, an illuminating guide to the mysterious and always-buzzing world of bees.
All the Lonely People
Solopreneur isolation and socializing tips.
California Dreamin'
Creativity, inspiration, and the Golden State.
Claiming Your Copyright
How the copyright process works.
Before It All Comes Crashing Down
Managing creative overwhelm.
Creativity and Poverty
Struggling with money?
Five Steps to Unsmothered
Struggling to stay creative?
Happy and Productive?
The creative paradox every artist faces.
Hiding Behind Wordsworth?
How to handle doubters.
Just Keep Pushing Already
Creative funding ideas.
Lost: One Muse; Juicy Reward Offered
How to get your creative muse back.
Make Genghis Proud
Focus, finish and boost creative productivity.
Many Hands Make … Well, You Know
Tips to help you finish what you start.
How to Publish Your Poetry
One Poet, Many Possibilities.
Preserving the Artist's Mystique
Should artists share their sketchbooks online or keep an air of mystery?
Tick, Tick, Tick Save Time, Make Time Priorities, Grasshopper
How to balance needs of creative expression with demands of full-time jobs, family, spouses, exercise, etc.
Putting Off Those Pink Slips
Whenever an editor rightly or wrongly criticizes me, I fall apart and question if I am doing the right thing.
Some Refreshing Honesty in Order
As a supposedly creative person, I am stuck feeling that everything I do is wonderful AND that everything I do is crap.
Retraining the Brain
Some think that creativity is inherited, while others believe that we can be taught to be creative.
Self-Discipline: a Science and an Art
After my "work day" I feel drained and unable to apply myself towards creativity.
Finding the Side Door to Success
I love my day job as a postal carrier, but would like to make a living from my creative talents.
Time to Start the Freedom Fund
I can't figure out what to do with my life. Nothing I do seems to satisfy me.
Stuck in the Middle
For the past year I've been writing a book. As I come toward the middle of the book in its revisions, I'm getting stuck.
The Day the Music Died
Seems like whenever I write music, my songs/compositions never get finished!
Your Parents are Right (Sort of)
My parents are concerned that I won't be able to make a living as an artist, and they're encouraging me to be more "practical."
Will She be a Zombie on Paxil?
Could you explain how well Paxil works, and what the side effects are?