Did you know about the mental health connection between your big brain and little brain? Each of us has a big brain, contained in our skulls, and a little brain contained in the guts. (I’ll bet you thought I was going to say something else.) The reason the gut is called the second brain is… Continue reading Big Brain-Little Brain: The Mental Health Connection
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The ABCs of How to Write a Good Story
A story is more than a beginning a middle and an end. Seasoned writers know that each part has a bunch of specific functions to perform. If any of them fail the story will be less than satisfying for the reader. This series is about more than the ABCs of how to write a good… Continue reading The ABCs of How to Write a Good Story
Feelings-They Are All in Your Head and How to Make it Better
It’s winter in the northern hemisphere. Winter-the cold, dark, rainy, snowy, hibernation season. A season often associated with sadness and loneliness and isolation. UGH. Feelings—they are all in your head and how to make it better—are the focus of my Wednesday blogs this month. Because yeah, I have noticed a change in my moods and… Continue reading Feelings-They Are All in Your Head and How to Make it Better
Take Your First Intentional Step
Did you make resolutions this year? Or, after reading that so many resolutions go unfulfilled, did you not make any resolutions? Perhaps, there’s a different way to think about it. A way to take an intentional step toward a goal or desire. Creative Intentions Perhaps, instead of resolutions you set Intentions. Thanks to Orna Ross… Continue reading Take Your First Intentional Step
Stories Need Structure
Reading is fundamentally part of being a writer. Many writers start off as a reader. And over time they decide to try to write their own stories. At least that’s how I started. Unfortunately, reading stories does not teach you how to write stories. Stories need structure even if it’s applied at a subconscious level.… Continue reading Stories Need Structure