Roots and Branches

the theory and practice of living a creative life.

Roots + Branches

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  • Upcoming workshops

    Playful food writing, plus a 7 day program to give your creativity a boost I love this time of year for many reasons, but one of the biggest is the shift in energy I feel in working with other creatives. In the past, many of my clients worked in academia, and so this season coincided…

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  • Your inner creator wants to be decisive

    Caring for yourself, first, turns your fulfilling creative future into your fulfilling creative present Paid subscribers: Read to the bottom to get your free pass to access Radical Creators plus 50% off everything else (everyone else, sign up here, or become a paid subscriber if you like occasional free classes!) Last week, I wrote about…

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  • Stepping into your radical creator energy

    Becoming the kind of creative you dream of being is a spell rooted in intention and action This is a time of year when the world feels expansive, and where I feel a sense of possibility. Yes, even now. And, especially now, regularly attuning to that feeling of possibility, whether in my creative work or…

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  • Working with the elements to support your writing practice: Water

    Simple practices to root your writing into the wisdom of nature Water is connected with our deep depths and our biggest emotions: Like air, it’s constantly moving and shifting, and asks us to connect into its energy as it exists in a given moment, rather than assuming it will stay the same over time. Working…

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  • You're already the writer you dream of being

    How I handle big meetings with editors (or anyone else), rooted in practicality and possibility During a recent meeting, one of my clients asked how to prepare for navigating new-to-them writing spaces that feel scary: Think pitch meetings with presses they’re courting to publish your next book, meeting with a possible agent, presenting to a…

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