Here’s a collection of rad writing resources/workshops/classes that are offered around the area and the internetz Sacramento/Davis peeps! Kate McCleary–friend and author extraordinaire–will begin offering writing classes in January of 2011. A most magical and brilliant writer, she is also someone who teaches from the heart while maintaining a nice edge. Find all the...
I stumbled upon a blog post today where the writer asked, “What would you be willing to do with the rest of your life?” The question caught my attention because I had just asked the very same thing of a group of high school kids this past Wednesday. I was speaking to them about my...
Did you know that in some cultures working more than four hours a day might be considered laughable? This week, I’m reading a book called Twelve by Twelve: A One-Room Cabin Off the Grid and Beyond the American Dream by William Powers. An exploration of the lives of “wildcrafters” in North Carolina, this book is...
1. Community is better than money. We didn’t make any money from this tour. In fact, I am $200 in debt from printing, gas and food costs, yet I wouldn’t trade the experience to get one dollar back. Starting from our first night of...
I recently entered into a competition of sorts with myself. The goal is to finish my short story manuscript, or at least make it presentable enough to hand off to a select group of readers, by August 15th. Why this deadline? Because I think without it it, the book would languish on my computer,...
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. The world will not...