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Room with a View by Jann Alexander © 2014 Is is not every writer’s dream to have a room with a view? A room just for writing needs not...

“My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.” ―  Anaïs Nin Anais Nin by Elsa Dorfman , c. 1970s Though she...

Pearls Before Lobster, stunning in cursive letters , by Jann Alexander © 2014 Some themes emerged and merged this week, involving...

Verse used by permission of K. Brobeck . iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 Practice patience, listen to the birds, contemplate the...

“Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As...

Flower Child on the Porch by Jann Alexander © 2008 “Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived . . . Tidiness makes me think of...

At first glance, a shelfie is a generous way to share your library of ideas instead of your silly selfie face. But at worst, shelfies...

Choices by Jann Alexander © 2014 With apologies to Robert Frost: Two canals diverged in a field, and I – I focused on the most alluring...

Ideas by Jann Alexander ©2014.jpg Brenda Ueland had a lot to say about creativity ; in fact, she herself was an inexhaustible fountain...

Branch Out After You Plant Your Roots by Jann Alexander © 201 How I finally learned to be as sociable online as I am off If you’re an...

Why is creativity so lonely, even when we’re part of a team? Creativity is pre-destined to be lonely. We are all alone with our ideas,...

Weekend inspiration from Jann Alexander and a handy little app called Notegraphy . #art #creativity #design #inspiration

Find your way through life’s creative blocks. © Jann Alexander We’re creative. But you’re stuck. (Just like I was last week.) So I’ve...

Finding balance in the creative practice, circa 1926 Among the most thought-provoking pieces I discovered for the new feature I’m...

Publishing is the easy part. Managing it all is quite another. My career in publishing was unintentional, and its potential for success ...

Get your creative mojo off the back burner  .  .  . When you’re just coming down from a huge burst of your creative output, you don’t...

So Long, 2013 by Jann Alexander © 2013 As the year ends, an unexpected prize is awarded to What’s Vanishing Next? and an opportunity...

Holiday Expectations by Jann Alexander ©2013 I was so certain I’d have those cowgirl boots under the Christmas tree that year. After...

No matter your learning style , there’s more than one way to skin the creativity cat. Take a look at the wealth of tools offered in this...

Artist’s Poem by Jann Alexander © 2013 Ain’t no sunshine. It’s a dreary, dull, drab, gray day. A day that demands a wing and a prayer...