Sometimes "inspiring creative connections" is nothing more than sharing the way that something very small and particular can light up your day. Here ya go:
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Post: The Little Things: Colorful Staples
Link: http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/2010/09/little-things-colorful-staples.html
I recently completed several projects on Lulu.com, and overall, I am very pleased with them. The books look very good and the turn-around time is fast. They do a brilliant job of boxing your books: the packaging is very sturdy. I especially like the flexibility of their service: you can place your early orders conservatively [...]
The Lightest Touch
Good poetry begins with
the lightest touch,
a breeze arriving from nowhere,
a whispered healing arrival,
a word in your ear,
a settling into things,
then like a hand in the dark
it arrests the whole body,
steeling you for revelation.
In the silence that follows
a great line
you can feel Lazarus
deep inside
even the laziest, most deathly afraid
part of you,
lifts up his hands and walk [...]
Better than Barney. More creative than Raffi. As much fun as that Peter, Paul, and Mary’s classic “Peter, Paul, and Mommy.” Sierra and I just discovered Hullabaloo. http://www.hullabalooband.com/
As part of its summer reading program, the Glendora Public Library sponsored a folk concert during its regularly scheduled story time. I hadn’t heard of the group, but I [...]
Last week, I was invited to give a talk in my daugher's a second grade class. The students were doing a unit on careers, and I was invited to talk about being an author. Here are some of their questions, and my answers:
How do you prepare for your career?
Get a little notebook. Start writing every day: describe the [...]
Creativity=Skill+Persistence+One Crazy Concept.
http://www.matchstickmarvels.com/MinasTirith.htm
I LOVE this excerpt on the creative process from Frank Cottrell Boyce, author of Cosmic. You can read the rest ofthe interview at http://www.examiner.com/x-19497-Madison-Books-Examiner~y2010m1d24-An-interview-with-Cosmic-and-Millions-author-Frank-Cottrell-Boyce?cid=edition-rss-Madison. Thanks to Lynn Maudlin for the link.
PW: The theme of what it means to be/to have a dad in Cosmic is wonderful. Did that emerge on its own, or was it deliberate?
FCB: No [...]