Juicy Journaling with SARK June-25-2009
Sharing My "Magical Mini-Memoir"
But wait, there's more! In addition to news of my 'Artist Soul Retreat' essay being published in the Tombstone Times today (see post below), I'm happy to announce that another piece of my writing was just published, this time by one of my very favorite creativity icons, best-selling author SARK! ...

'Artist Soul Retreat' Essay Published in Tombstone Times
June-25-2009
Journalizing Experiences
I'm thrilled to announce that the essay I wrote after returning from my Artist Soul Retreat in May has been published in the July 2009 issue of the Tombstone Times, a monthly history and information journal published in Tombstone, Arizona. ...

Patching Up On Silly Things June-25-2009
Oh, look what I found again!
So I'm cleaning up some cob-Webs (directory pixel sweeping) and I came across this nifty advertisement I designed a couple of years ago to promote my Mirecle33 Creativity Patch. ...

Natalie Goldberg: Life is Detail June-15-2009
"Uneducating" Creative Writing
I remember the first time I read Natalie Goldberg's 1986 book Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. I was struck at how artfully Goldberg wrote through ordinary life moments in extraordinary ways, using the subtractive process of "uneducation" (subtracting rules, not adding them) to write creatively. ...

10 Books Mention Creativity-Portal.com June-11-2009
Volumes of fun
Here's an exciting discovery I made six weeks ago. I knew about three of these books: SARK's Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper, Angie Dixon's Leonardo Trait, and Gayle Davidson-Shivers and Karen Rasmussen's Web-Based Learning, but I didn't know about the seven others I found Creativity Portal mentioned in using Amazon's search function and "Look Inside" Reader. Curious? The list. I wonder if there's any others? •

Casual Pieces from a Juicy, Sensuous Writershop June-10-2009
The fruits of my creative labor
This weekend I had the great pleasure of attending a writing workshop focused on juicy, sensuous writing. ...

Creativity 101 by James C. Kaufman June-10-2009
What is creativity and how can we measure it?
Does creativity have a dark side? Should creativity be included in school admissions? How do we define creativity? If you are interested in modern theories about creativity and where it fits in personality, motivation, and intelligence, this new book by James C. Kaufman will be of interest to you. The book is one in The Psych 101 Series published in 2009 by Springer Publishing Company. Creativity Portal has an excerpt from chapter 1: Defining Creativity. •

Expectations and Resentments June-1-2009
Valery Satterwhite on Expectations
I like this little snippet from Valery Satterwhite's article, Expectations Keep You Stuck: "Expectations are resentments waiting to happen." Do you find yourself resentful when others don't meet your expectations? How do you feel when you don't meet your own? Inner Wizard founder Satterwhite explains how expectations are everywhere, and why not having them met can keep us stuck. •