Fortitude
Shelly L FrancisResources and reflections for creating your courage.
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Writing Together wins a Silver Nautilus Award
I’m so excited to share the happy news that we have another award-winning book from Creative Courage Press!! Writing Together: A Year of Meaning-Making and Friendship by Penny Williamson and Darcy Shaw has won a 2026 Silver Nautilus Award i...
Overdue Thoughts on Creativity and Chaos
The last time I posted here, I was on my way to vacation in the desert. I said I’d be back when I was done blooming (thanks to Lynn Ungar’s “Camas Lilies” poem":
And you—what of your rushed
and useful life? Imagine setting it all down—...
Be Back When I'm Done Blooming
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
— E. B. White
I’m about to be offline for a week. I’m not even packing my laptop, and for those of you...
What if connection, not critique, made your writing come alive?
Where do you find the brave space and motivation to write? What’s the story behind the “how to” writing books on your shelf? Who or what gives you courage to write? (A cat-invaded photo at the end shows my favorites!)
Well, guess what happ...
How Shall I Stand Between River and Land?
How would you paint the landscape of your heart? What questions are sitting in your heart asking to be seen, pondered, someday perhaps even answered?
As much as I love words, I will spend hours, days, and decades exploring visual metaphors...
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