Archive - The Resilient Creative

Allowing moments of pleasure and pause to reset your creative energy

because we have enough pain and pressure

Nov 6 •

October 2025

The ideal writing life and what money has to do with it

this topic is everywhere

Oct 31 •

VICTORIA C. WOODHULL gave me a novel (or two) worth of inspiration

& I'm grateful for it

Oct 23 •

a gift to paid subscribers

Oct 20 •

11:46

On "pain points" and the clarity we gain when we find the right release

when the points dissolve and we find all that we're looking for and more

Oct 14 •

Breathing deep as we run and reclaiming hope by offering it

Let’s talk about it … Life can seem hard, even impossible at times.

Oct 9 •

In defense of taking a purposeful break

releasing expectations and relaxing into the moment

Oct 2 •

September 2025

Untangling the process of writing and dropping expectations

Get a notepad. The notepad doesn't have to be yellow (or even a notepad). Do the thing, and do it in an ergonomic chair. Prompt below.

Sep 25 •

"Lottery Days" by Jen Knox

Sep 24 •

Teaching as a creative act and trusting as a creative offering

a short personal story and an invitation

Sep 15 •

Let's start where we are: three sessions

Sep 9 •

The art of sharing just enough

avoiding overwriting while still building rich scenes

Sep 5 •

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