Posted by: micheleberger on: April 20, 2012
Spring presents writers with a perfect time to reassess, reorganize and rededicate ourselves to the projects that we most want to bring into the world. Spring fuels us with the energy to tackle physical spaces (and states of mind) that no longer serve us. Over the next several posts, I’ll explore the role of spring [...]
Posted by: micheleberger on: March 30, 2012
Guest Post by Fi Phillips Most writers will have heard of how the seed of the creation that became Frankenstein came into being. In 1816, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, her lover Percy Bysshe Shelley, their son and Mary’s stepsister Claire Clairmont spent the summer near Geneva in Switzerland. Holidaying with them were the poet Lord Byron [...]
Posted by: micheleberger on: March 25, 2012
Guest Post by Heidi Moore I’ve just fallen into literary love with a writer I assumed was brand new, Edith Pearlman.When I finished reading her short story, “Tess,” I put down my iPad and sat still for a moment with the intense feeling it left me. It’s a difficult sensation to describe to those who [...]
Posted by: micheleberger on: March 19, 2012
My dear friend and writing buddy Al Capeheart is guest posting today about a woman writer who continues to inspire. Maya Angelou wrote, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use the more you have.” Hearing her presidential inauguration poem she calls us all forward by the belief in a just and peaceful future. [...]
Posted by: micheleberger on: March 15, 2012
I am so honored to welcome writer Ann Wicker to The Practice of Creativity. I met Ann through my writing teacher Marjorie Hudson. Marjorie gave a workshop at the Weathers Creek Writing Series located on a beautiful farm in Iredell county, NC and I attended her session. Ann co-founded this series that brings writers together [...]
Posted by: micheleberger on: March 12, 2012
Last month’s ‘Love Your Creative Self’ series was a wonderful success. I had so much fun bringing together writers and artists to discuss how to nurture our creative lives. Later this spring, I’ll return to many of the themes raised in the series. March is Women’s History Month and my intention is to honor it [...]
Posted by: micheleberger on: February 7, 2012
I’m delighted to welcome writer and She Writes friend Nadine Feldman in the ‘Love Your Creative Self’ series to share her wisdom. I’ve included a prompt question based on her reflection. TEA WITH A FRIEND There is nothing like a trusted friend. We all want someone to share our secrets with, someone who will celebrate [...]
