FIRE Launches Monday, March 19th

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:29:47 +0000 My third novel, FIRE, follows protagonist Pearl Swinton as she travels Southeast Asia in search of self and purpose. Along the way she meets an array of characters, from a boat boy in the Philippines to a rickshaw driver in India. Without home or country, she struggles with identity. Who is she? Who does she want to be? She settles in London, where she is…

The Opportunities Behind the Fall of Those in Power

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:41:16 +0000 I was a journalist in London in the 1990s, when I felt the call to give it all up and follow my soul's path to find my voice. I remember walking like a zombie around the Financial Times, where I worked as a sub-editor, asking myself, "What am I doing here? What does this job have to do with who I really am? Why am…

Books are much more than just marketing tools for life coaches

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:24:37 +0000An increasing number of life coaches, motivational speakers and healers are writing books. The process, though, is much more than a marketing tool. Writing is as much about honing your purpose and healing yourself as it is about attracting clients. Let’s first look at the practical marketing benefits coaches and others have when they publish a book. Entrepreneur.com did a good job of describing these in a…

Your Book is Bigger than You; Stop Trying to Control it

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:43:53 +0000 I've been a book coach for two decades. I've worked with expats on novels, lawyers on self-help books, and acupuncturists on memoir, and I've written three novels myself. People often ask, "What is the biggest issue new writers face when writing books?" There are many, like: Writers need to learn to let go of perfectionism to write the rough draft (rough means rough, people). They…

Outside the Lines, September 20, 2016

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Outside the Lines, September 28, 2016

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:44:29 +0000When I do visual art every day, I lose my verbal abilities. I misspell words and can barely speak intelligently. There are many different types of intelligence. It's not just about being able to spell or write. This one's entitled "Mighty, mighty."

Outside the Lines, Oct. 1

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 21:37:05 +0000Doing one painting a day for one year! "Can you hear that, Atlas?"

Outside the Lines, October, 2016

Sat, 22 Oct 2016 15:49:08 +0000Entering month 10 of the painting a day series, Outside the Lines, I was completely burnt out. I couldn't conjure up the energy to come up with ideas every day for a painting, let alone execute one. It was made even more difficult by the fact that I'm writing my third novel, FIRE, and am so deeply entrenched in that, that even more of my creative energy is…

Finding Artistic Voice

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 05:42:14 +0000Why do a painting every day for a year? Why write every day? When you do art often and fast, you break through mental blocks and critical thoughts to this authentic moment, this genuine self, where visual marks or turns of phrases are perfectly YOU. When you do art every day, you anchor that moment I to place. And you begin to create from the depths…

Outside the Lines, November 15, 2016

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:50:55 +0000Guess what's coming for Christmas. I'll be offering portraits for sale. Want a painting of your child, or spouse, or girlfriend, or dog? Send a photo and I'll have it done in time for Christmas. The following is a portrait of jeweler Robert Williams in Massachusetts, a very gifted creator of fine jewelry. I call it Robert: Rainbow Warrior! More information coming soon. Contact me if…