Shift of the Seasons
The air continues to cool but mostly it is the dispersing humidity that has made it begin to feel more like fall. There’s still heat but there’s a subtle change […]
Why Productivity?
Something I see a lot right now when I browse my usual feeds is people talking about how unproductive or productive they are during lockdown. Essential workers are the rare exception and speak to their inability to fit in time to write or create between weeks full of overtime hours. […]
Tangible Steps
As a follow up to last week’s long post I thought I would post the basic steps I follow in order to make time and space for writing and art […]
Maintaining Motivation
Maintaining motivation when energy levels are below 20% of your usual maximum, when your mind is hazy and when you are physically unwell is unreasonable. A lot is said about […]
NaNoWriMo Week 2 check in
As a creative person who is still recovering from the self hating philosophy that I have to suffer in order to create, I have a love/hate relationship with NaNoWriMo. All […]
Finishing Inktober/Starting NaNoWriMo
Finished with Inktober, prepped for NaNoWriMo and ready to get started! My thoughts on both challenges, creative growth and the need to tailor your self challenges to your personal goals […]
Inktober Update & Preptober
Inktober is over half way over and as of this writing I am caught up but by the time this posts–well, we’ll see. This year has been more challenging for […]
Sketching Vs. Improvising
Whether you are a writer or an artist there’s the uniform recommendation to make an outline of your story or a sketch of your work in order to provide yourself […]
Finishing What You Start
So, you’ve been inspired lately and you’ve worked on translating the idea in your head into a creative medium. You work on it for awhile and although it seemed like […]
Finding Inspiration & What to do After
There are several layers to the topic of inspiration. As the child of artists I’ve found it readily available but being inspired and knowing what to do with inspiration are […]
C.R. Elliott - Clara Black Ink 