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There’s a famous scene in the movie, Mary Poppins , where Mary, Bert, and the children jump into one of Bert’s chalk paintings on the sidewalk, resulting in a jolly holiday with the magical nanny. Wouldn’t you love to do that? In my imagination I can, but reality is a different matter. (I guess I need a magical parrot head umbrella.) Still, I’ve found Art to be an amazing tool for writing, one that helps stimulate ideas and improve my observation skills. Getting creative I’m

If you’ve read my book, Write Awake: A Conscious Path to Creativity and Change , you know that I did not follow the "traditional" path to becoming a writer. I was a professional singer until I was about 23 years old and I always thought singing would be my career for the rest of my life. When I think about it, I doubt I’ve ever done anything traditionally. For example: I didn’t go to college immediately after high school. I didn’t marry until I was nearly forty and I didn't w

My husband knows better than to ask me how I slept the night before. Inevitably, I tell him about yet another crazy dream I’ve had. Inevitably, he wears that same forced smile as I recount my adventures in a few long breaths. Once I dreamt about lions in hotels. That’s totally normal, right? I was hosting a writers conference (location unknown) and I was staying in the same hotel as the attendees. In this hotel, there were live lions in the closets—one per guest room. Anyway,