Weekly fodder for creative living with deep dives into writing craft and the creative process.
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The 10-minute starter task
I like to start each work session with a task I can complete in under 10 minutes. This starter task is easy to finish and takes just long enough to get me into creative flow. After ten minutes, my brain is locked into focus and I get a nice...
Gathering ideas into a story
The techniques I use to bring it all together
When we first start creating a story, it’s thrilling, The excitement of new worlds and new characters spurs you forward, but that early momentum doesn’t last forever. As the story grows, it can...
My favorite books on writing & creativity
The jar was a lovely gift from an educator friend (Hi, Cassie!) in honor of my debut, Counting Thyme.
I love reading books on writing craft and creativity. Even if I don’t always understand what I’m reading (which is often the case on a fi...
Life lessons from my sour dough starter
How to sustain growth over time
This summer, I embarked on the road to making sourdough bread by creating a starter named Olive. So far, I’ve only made recipes with the discard that’s produced as you grow it but those recipes have been DEL...
Take yourself by surprise
“I work a lot in my sketchbooks just thinking about ideas, thinking about colors, making what I think of as little maps of work…They can be teeny weeny sketches, and I can make them the right size when I come to paint them. I have to get th...
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Melanie Conklin is an award-winning author and designer. She seeks to uplift and inspire the creativity that is inherent in each of us.
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