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The Joy of Art Journaling Part 3
When I began art journaling, I started slowly, buying some cheap acrylic paint at the discount store, and I already had a pretty good stash of colored pencils, crayons, and markers because of my…
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The Joy of Art Journaling Part 2
Last year I started coloring, which I enjoy. It’s stress free because someone else has done the drawing. All I have to do is choose which colors I’m going to use and have fun. Then earlier this summer…
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The Joy of Art Journaling Part 1
I fell in love with art as a sophomore in college when I happened to take an art history class. I didn’t know much about art then, but the class fulfilled a humanities requirement and it had open…
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Dare to Do Nothing: Replenishing the Creative Well
To say I had been having a busy time of it would be an understatement. Suddenly, I was a university student for the first time in 20 years, I was still a full time teacher, and I was working on the…
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Wherever You Go, Go With All Your Heart
I’ve been following Catherine Ryan Howard’s blog Catherine, Caffeinated for a few years now, and freely admit that I share her love for all things caffeine. Catherine posted an article about how the…
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Are You Pursuing Your Passion?
I was fortunate enough to receive a Graduate Assistant position at my university, and while the pay is below poverty wages (no joke), I wanted the experience of teaching and researching at the…
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Book Review: Quiet by Susan Cain
After I read Quiet, I wanted to shout ‘I’m an introvert!’ from the tallest building, but then the buildings around here aren’t very tall and I’m an introvert so I wouldn’t have shouted very loudly…
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How Do You Handle Criticism? You Trust, That's What You Do.
Whether you're looking to publish academically or commercially, at some point you're going to face negative reviews. Really, no matter what you do in life, no matter your goals during or after your…
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What I Learned About Writing From Coloring Books
I’ve joined the coloring book craze. I loved coloring when I was a kid, and as it happens I still love to color. I’ve always considered myself a wannabe crafter, and I used to dabble in painting with…
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The Craft of Writing Part II
When you’re convinced that your writing is the absolute best it can be, you’re ready to start submitting to journals, magazines, and newspapers. Figure out what genre your piece belongs in (Is it a…
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The Craft of Writing Part I
In some of my previous posts, I talked about how to submit your writing if you’re looking to be published either during or after your university studies. Now let’s talk about the nuts and bolts that…
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Rejection Letters--An Editor's Point of View
Last month I shared some ideas for those of us who are looking to become published either before or during our university studies. One of the major pitfalls of trying to get published is the rejection…
