Writer #73, Nienke Bloem, returned asparkle from her walk, regaling us with her experiences and insights. I thought that would be a lovely story to share with our community. But why wait for the annual ValenTINE? In fact we often have revelations together here about our processes which could inspire or encourage others in our extended community of residents past and future.

So the ValenTINE will remain our annual literary fact and fiction magazine, while this blog will offer insights into the creative process.

There are a few books we refer to a lot in these conversations:

Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic

Danielle LaPorte, The Desire Map (and Workbook)

The header image is a mosaic by Isaiah Zagar in his Magic Gardens, Philadelphia.