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Welcome the Year of the Snake (with Writing Prompts!)
Welcome the Year of the Snake with creative writing prompts! Explore creativity through these snake-inspired writing prompts!
Jan 293 min read


Free Calendar of Writing Prompts
Unlock creativity with my free calendar of writing prompts! Use these starters to jumpstart your writing this year.
Jan 11 min read


3 Writing Prompts to Start Your Year Strong
Kickstart your creativity with these 3 writing prompts to ignite ideas and help you start your year strong!
Jan 13 min read

22 Photo Prompts from Northern Michigan
Today I'm sharing some visual inspiration from my time at the Good Heart Artist Residency with 22 photo prompts!
Oct 2, 202413 min read


Creating Autumnal Myths: A Poetry Exercise
Here in Silicon Valley, the incredible heat wave of last week has passed and the cooler breezes of autumn are here. I'm enchanted. As I...
Oct 13, 20233 min read


Harvest of Words: A Poetry Exercise
When I lived on the East Coast, I looked forward to the abundance of fall leaves each year. My girls and I would gather them, creating...
Oct 6, 20233 min read


Ode to the End of Summer: An exercise
Summer is almost over, and every year it's a bittersweet feeling. The end of a season, shadows growing longer, gold-tinted dusks--even...
Sep 16, 20233 min read


Summer Adventure: A narrative poem writing exercise
Summer is often painted with a brush of adventure. There's something about this season, probably stemming from the time off school as...
Sep 1, 20234 min read


Wet Weather Wonders
After months of bone-dry weather, it’s raining here in Northern California. This means that my normally dusty trails are mud covered—and...
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Finding Inspiration for Writing
Writing every day requires coming up with ideas. Every day. Some days, the thoughts flow freely. Other days, it's like pulling teeth....
Nov 14, 20222 min read


Writing Exercise (PDF): Capturing Big Feelings
February is here. A short month with a lot on its shoulders. We have Valentine's Day, which, no matter your feelings on the holiday, can...
Feb 5, 20211 min read


Harnessing Your Dreams in Writing
I’ve had a recurring nightmare since I was in kindergarten. The dream is inextricably linked to a trip my Brownie troop took. I don’t...
Jan 13, 20215 min read


Fueling the (Creative) Fire: Prompted Brainstorming
When your work involves being creative, it's hard to come up with new ideas day after day, hour after hour. To maintain a creative life,...
Nov 1, 20204 min read


Poetry Workshop Wonders: List-Definition Poems
Today I had the privilege of spending time in one of my favorite places with my favorite people: a community creativity workshop. This...
Oct 30, 20192 min read

Writing Prompt: Using Facebook to Craft Poems (and other types of writing)
Facebook and poetry may not seem like they go together - at least not from the perspective of using Facebook to generate poetry. But I'm...
Oct 12, 20182 min read


What to Write When Nothing Comes
Maybe you've been lucky and never drawn a blank when sitting down to write. But if you're like me (and most people), you've sat and...
Oct 8, 20182 min read

Writing Prompt: An Exercise in Perspective
One of the best things about being writers is that we get to play with reality. When we craft fiction, poetry, and even creative...
Oct 6, 20182 min read


Creativity Prompt: Horoscope Poetry
Some people swear by the messages in the stars, some find them amusing and harmless, and others find them offensive. No matter your take...
Sep 25, 20182 min read

Writing Poetry with Warm Ups!
There are many parallels between writing and exercise. With both, it can be challenging to get started. We’ll swear tomorrow’s the day we...
Jun 21, 20184 min read

National Poetry Month: Playing with Form!
Check out the original post on my Cupertino Poet Laureate website! It’s April, and that means it is National Poetry Month! Even though I...
Apr 3, 20182 min read
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