Caroline Allen
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…
Sat, 22 Apr 2017 02:41:46 +0000 My name is Caroline Allen, and I am the founder of the book coaching business, Art of Storytelling. In the 1990s, I worked as an international journalist in Tokyo and London. I was reporter, sub-editor and editor for newsroom dailies, like London's Independent newspaper and the Financial Times. I'd grown up in rural Missouri, then graduated from the best journalism school in the U.S. I'd gone from planting corn…
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…
Sun, 11 Sep 2016 22:37:41 +0000"In Memoriam." carolineallen.com
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:25:23 +0000 I'll be teaching a writing workshop in Portland, OR in August for people who want to write books aimed at nurturing peace and light in the world, whether about personal or global healing or both. It's got me thinking about how writing our deepest truths surrounding universal peace and love can be used to help shift the narrative. What ways can we do this, including but…
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:54:30 +0000 I’ve been a book coach for 19 years, working with people all over the world on memoir, novels, self-help books and even film scripts. I began my career as an international journalist (in newsrooms like London’s Financial Times). People come to my company, Art of Storytelling, wanting to write and publish a book. Few understand the stages involved. I’m creating an outline of the stages…
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…
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Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:48:50 +0000What does doing a painting a day have to do with being a novelist and a book coach? Everything. It's all about getting out of the mind and into the soul. It's about letting go of control and letting the heart and spirit speak. It's about silencing the inner critic and going for it and getting better and better, day by day. Carolineallen.com.
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 19:01:13 +0000 I believe when you're called to purpose, and when you answer that call, you become one of the healers of the world. As you align yourself with your higher calling, you become an example to others. Often the call we answer goes further than just finding ourselves. Often we're called to go out and help others. I describe this call to purpose as I follow…