A few entries ago I mentioned Morning Pages and promised more on the topic. While reading and researching online I came across Angela Booth’s blog where she describes using Morning Pages in her writing. Angela links to a good description on how to do Morning Pages.
David LaMotte, a songwriter, gives an excellent description of how he uses Morning Pages on his website in his advice to aspiring songwriters. Scroll down the page until you find the heading Warming Up: Free Writes.
I used Morning Pages consistently for over four years and found them a powerful creativity tool. While writing those three …read more

Since I read The Artist’s Way several years ago I’ve been a fan of Julia Cameron. Not a totally sold out fan, though. There’s some things she says that are spot on, in my opinion, yet some of her beliefs are simply that; beliefs that I could never agree with. But as I’ve discovered there’s no need to discard a book or idea just because I don’t see things the same way as the author. I’ve come to learn to take what I want from a book and leave the rest right where it is.
I did take away the …read more