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Category: Inspiration and Motivation

Inspiration is everywhere, if you look. This is a selection of people, places, events, art, and music that motivate and inspire me. I hope you’ll feel the same.

Crush Your Creative Blocks With these 6 Powerful Exercises

Illustration shows a figure with a light bulb where a head should be, sitting at an open laptop, with thought balloons in different colors surrounding him. These balloons are colored but blank.

When “life” sucks up all your time and energy for creativity, don’t just suffer through it. Try one or more of these exercises and revitalize your creativity.

Published February 9, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation Tagged creative exercises, creativity, defeat creative blocks, Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows

A Crisis Survival Guide for Creatives

Image is of a face carved into stone, the face is contorted with fear or anger and its mouth is open in a silent scream

Whys and how creatives can take care of their highly sensitive selves during a time of crisis. The world needs creatives in times like these.

Published January 26, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, Health, Self-care Tagged creativity, highly sensitive people, Lynette M. Burrows, quotes

The First Lady of Oklahoma Isn’t Who You Think

A bronze statue of Angie Debo in front of the Stillwater Public Library in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

She was a woman, so she didn’t belong in the history department. But she persisted and made her mark on history by writing about Native American history.

Published January 19, 2026
Categorized as History, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged Angie Debo, Lynette M. Burrows, Native Americans, women in history

Life After the Last Book: An Emotional Rollercoaster

Image of a yellow peak with emotion emojis traveling up one side (frown to smile). These are labeled the end of a novel. The emotion emojis go from smile to frown on the slope going down. These are labeled the days after.

Lynette M. Burrows shares the emotional journey of having finished the last book in a series and how she copes with not knowing what to write next.

Published January 12, 2026
Categorized as About Me, Inspiration and Motivation, My Writing Journey, Self-care Tagged creativity, Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows

Last-Minute Ways to Protect Your Creativity & Holiday Cheer

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if you’re a procrastinator like me, you have no plan for the holidays and are winging it. Here are 4 ways to be creative and enjoy the holidays.

Published December 22, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Holidays, Inspiration and Motivation, Self-care Tagged creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, winter holidays

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