What Are Psychotic Disorders? What Are Psychotic Disorders? is a hi-lo non-fiction book written for teens and grown-ups. The book teaches about psychosis, how it affects everyday life, and treatment options that can help people with this condition lead more productive...
Get Creative with Constraints There’s a quote out there in the Internet world that I’ve pinned and come back to periodically: Creativity is subtraction. This is a concept I find useful to remember in my writing, work and everyday life. Imposing constraints is one way...
Check Out These Writing Prompts I’m always looking for ways to juice up my creativity. If this describes you, here’s a blog post from the Storyteller Academy with six prompts to overcome writers’ block. I actually use techniques like these in my day job as a...
The Beauty of Imagination As we sprint-scramble-crawl-drag-gasp toward the end of 2020, I want (need) to remember there are so many examples of positive imagination at play in the world. When I’m feeling low or exhausted, looking at beautiful art or innovative...
Focus of My Blog
In addition to providing occasional updates about my book projects, my goal is twofold: (1) encourage creative practice in our lives and writing by sharing easy-to-try methods and (2) provide helpful, honest details and encouragement to kids, teachers, other writers and those considering or already deep into the writing life.