October 17, 1989, at 5:04:15 p.m. (PDT), the epicenter of a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit nearly smack in my garden. The doorframe …
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Thematic Significance Statement Defines Every Story Decision
Writers toss out story themes. Theme words grow into what one romance writer aptly labels as tropes = common or overused themes or …
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Reconnect to Your Creativity through the Universal Story
None of us were born yesterday. If you believe the past shapes the future, then the life we live right now was decided a long time …
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Refilling the Well of Creativity
Yesterday, final day of our incredible retreat with my incredible partner-in-teaching Jordan Rosenfeld and 18 incredibly intrepid …