Category: Authenticity

  • One Word: I am in love

    One Word. Word Up. One word at a time. temphome_for_fwd If ever you, dear reader are stuck and need to shake yourself out of the funk, try out this site and its offering in the moment. It is simple. It is effective. It is magical when we give ourselves permission to write freely to free…

  • Love your story, it is so beautifully written. Thank you for putting it to paper, the internet, twitter and your blog.

    Is this a GREAT quote or what? It is a comment from a reader of this “World Famous” blog…perhaps you know her story? http://glutenfreegirl.com/about/ Shauna James Ahern is a resident of Vashon, WA; making her a local for those of us in the Greater Puget Sound. Among her media accolades are the following: 1 of 50…

  • I.O.U

    Has anyone ever given you one? And if so what did it promise you? I was having a conversation with a professional friend today who told me a fascinating story about a use of an I.O.U. It got me thinking. When was the last time you gave an I.O.U and did you mean it?

  • Writing Community Style: Finding One's Writing Voice

    Recently, this “journal writer” spent four glorious weeks in a class I would take over and over again. Monday mornings my ritual for the last four weeks was an 11am pot of tea with three other students of the craft of writing and one FINE facilitator. We can’t return enough to explore the basics and the…

  • On Editing: Please Take the Kathleen Show's Advice…

    As we approach February 26th and the next offering of the All Day Salon on Publishing Yourself and the Art of  Self-Promotion, I find myself again chuckling at the ardent advice of one radio show host turned internet TV host… Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau http://www.thekathleenshow.com/2010/09/08/self-publishing-a-word-of-advice-to-authors%E2%80%94episode-1/ She is passionate about what she does and it’s clear. She shared that…

  • Authentic Writing Could…

    Inspire a Recommendation from a friend… Act like a Muse on another Dreamer… Clarify for New People who you are  and what you do and why… Make a reader smile, ponder, engage, respond, and express gratitude… Support your Credibility Gracefully (or Provocatively)… Further tap into your unknown wisdom and creativity…   …Be exactly what is…

  • 25 Things You Now Know About Deborah Drake, by Deborah Drake

    I invite anyone reading this spontaneously written post to first enjoy reading it and then take on penning their own version of it, as an exercise in creativity, memoir and authenticity. Kudos to a respected peer and friend, Margit Roshal Crane for her courageous list posted on January 3rd, that was for all its simplicity…

  • There is Value in Writing Your Story

    Once upon a time I wanted to be an author. Fact is: this is still true. Fact is: I am. My love of writing has been deep within me since childhood and has very humble beginnings. It all began with a Hallmark Diary. Age nine, Christmas included the gift of a Hallmark Diary that “locked.”…

  • Authentic Writing: May the Buddha in You Shine

    Please stop trying to be clever. How about being real? I’ve got a question I’m really hoping a reader or two answers: Where did you learn how to writing business and marketing copy? I invite you to pause and think about the origins of your beliefs about what makes for good messaging and ask yourself…