I have finished my first short story based on following Walter Mosley’s ideas in his book, “This Year You Write Your Novel.” The creative ride has been interesting. The book is built upon the commitment of writing everyday. I have been writing everyday but adapted the program to write short fiction because writing a novel [...]

Sit. find words for what has not been said. Write. Sit. Find words for what has not been said. Write. It is a process, a continuation of life. Sit. Find spaces for what has not been said yet through me. Write. Writing and all creative practice is a way of allowing ourselves to be vehicles [...]

Creativity is messy but I was not seeing much of that in the artist’s studios being depicted in the magazine pictures of their work spaces. Everything was orderly, in place, and neatly organized. I don’t know much about that type of creativity. The only time my studio is neat and organized is when I’m between [...]

There is not a secret magic formula for being creative. The creative self is expressive by nature. It wants to make things, experiment with ideas, explore new mediums, redefine reality and create experiences and objects. The creative self is doing its thing 24/7/365; it is always on. Then why do we experience times of creative [...]

I have a clean-up project going at my house. There is a bunch of stuff I don’t need or resonate with anymore. I put a medium-sized kitchen trash can in the hallway and whenever I have something to throw away it goes in there. When the can is full I take it to the dumpster [...]

My creative brother has started a blog which chronicles his adventures of learning to play a bass guitar. He has a lot of heart and a lot of talent. Keep an eye on his site: the ride is going to be enthralling. Click here to read the creation story of The 40 Year Old Music [...]

The commitment to make creativity a daily practice is the ideal. But what if our daily responsibilities, to-do lists and activities keep us from living that intention? Living a creative life is a choice but there are times when circumstances can appear to be more powerful than any choice that we can make. Then what? [...]