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Giving Birth to New Realities
How powerful is your imagination? As I said in a recent post, when I write I feel like I’m channeling a parallel universe. Sometimes I even feel like by imagining the story, I’ve created a new...
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And the Klimt Tote Goes To…
*drum rolls* (in game show host voice) Tami Abrioooooooo!!! Give her a big hand, folks. *applause* WINNER! WINNER! XOXO I’m sending the Klimt bags out today. One goes to my lovely Nifty Prize winner,...
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Exciting News for “The Sculptor”
Kristine Poole with her sculpture “Bling and the Gleipnir Ribbon.” Artist Kristine Poole will be helping me with my series-in-progress! My series, under the working title The Sculptor of New Hope, was...
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A Writer’s Greatest Fear
I’m still studying Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham. As I said in my first article about the book, great writers are those who write stories that are relevant throughout time. They...
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An Author’s Research: How To Build A Realistic Body
My anti-hero is a disturbed sculptor whose art captivates the world. His story is very important to me and as an author I felt it my responsibility to make sure I created a believable character and an...
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Your Dreams Are Bigger Than Everything
Another gem I found while excavating Of Human Bondage. More on Maugham… Of Human Bondage A Writer’s Greatest Fear Tagged: #amwriting, art, authors, Creativity, dreams, Fear, Fiction, indie authors,...
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Art Beyond Words: The Veiled Christ
The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, 1753 Even Antonio Canova was envious of this sculpture. That’s saying a lot. The Story Behind The Veiled Christ (from Museo Cappella Sansevero) Placed at the...
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Writing Advice from The Hands of God
Sculptor, Antoni Azarov I love to nag people for interviews, and annoying as I may be, some very famous people occasionally indulge me. This was the case with world renowned sculptor, Antoni Azarov....
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P. Sloterdijk – The Art of Philosophy
christawojo:This describes me (though I’m still working on shattering the world), my characters, my favorite artists and writers, and many of my creative contemporaries. Being ‘normal’ is the most...
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Are Writers Sociopaths?
Excerpt from Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham. I finally finished reading Of Human Bondage. Honestly, I didn’t want it to end. It’s an amazing book that resonated with me on multiple...
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#Writers Blooming Everywhere
I’m now on Instagram! @christawojo I live in the Chiriquí highlands, a land of eternal spring that bursts with flowers all year long. My yard is full of countless colors and species. There are pinks,...
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What Are You Writing For?
As a creative person and one who’s plagued by existential questions, I get trapped into that circle of thinking if what I’m doing matters. Will anyone read my writing? Will anyone care? Will I ever be...
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#Amwriting: How do you know when you’ve gone too far?
…and what has been written cannot be unwritten. Since I started writing a few years ago, I discovered a peculiar phenomenon – I’m often shocked at what happens when these fingertips hit the keys. I...
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What art should do … #quotes
I’m not sure who really said this. I’ve seen it attributed to Cesar A. Cruz and Bansky. Either way, it’s exactly what I believe art (especially writing) should do. What do you think? Tagged:...
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My Journey Through The Artist’s Way
I’ve begun reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. This book is a workshop to discover and recover your creative self. All of us lose that dauntless creative spark as we get older, and I wanted to...
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#MyArtistDate 001: Watercolors
Forest of the Lonely River I used to want to be a painter more than I wanted to be a writer. As high school graduation approached, my art teacher encouraged me to look at art schools moved me up to...
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Writer Crush Wednesday: Leo Tolstoy
This Writer Crush Wednesday, I’m sharing a passage from a book I finally read last year. Yes, last year! But this excerpt is so good I’m still thinking about these few paragraphs months and months...
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A good story doesn’t necessarily need words.
I’m obsessed with Son Lux and all their side projects lately. They also have phenomenal videos. Make sure you watch this one till the end. There’s a twist in the tale. What did you think of this...
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I’ve begun reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. This book is a workshop to discover and recover your creative self. All of us lose that dauntless creative spark as we get older, and I wanted to...
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