The Resilient Creative

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Don't Ghost Your Own Writing: How to Finish Your Creative Project No Matter What
three strategies & a little cheerleading
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How working at a factory taught me to be a better storyteller.
Hint: it was boring.
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Stop wasting time trying to become what and who you already are.
creative devotion & all it offers us now, if we can just remember
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Why I'm on a novel-writing fast: the benefits of a little creative deprivation.
Most writing teachers will tell you to take a break from your work after the first draft. There are good reasons.
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July 2025

When Clarity Finds Us, Not the Other Way Around
What if everything, and I mean every single thing, was suddenly clear?
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A candid glimpse of the early stages of writing a novel, and how to balance productivity with sanity.
I am obsessed by the delightful slog of it all (and it is a slog).
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On the edge of the ocean: the wisdom of two visual artists and a pheasant
craving solitude and finding connection
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June 2025

The day job narrative. What would your manuscript look like?
exploring the constraints of working roles and their potential to reshape identity
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Calm the mind and body
some of my favorite practices
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Strengthening our creative constitution: write more words, create more space
We can't take an elevator to the top of the mountain, but we can grab a rope
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Let's take a breath on the page
“Space is the breath of art.” —Frank Lloyd Wright
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Finding the right conditions to grow: why creative work needs light, not permission
on checkboxes, creative intuition, conditional growth, and what it means to be seen
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