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The panorama feature on the iPhone is Apple’s way of saying, “Go out and have fun with your phone" and use your pano wherever.

Here's how four words that will become your mantra can help to keep you on the writing track.

To handle photos of flowers with care, follow these steps.

The popularity of historical fiction with book clubs has soared. Read why in my conversation with historical author Janis Robinson Daly

How to amp up your photos: Think in threes when you lift your camera to your eye, squint and shoot.

Do rainy days always get you down, or are they the best days for creativity?

Let's say you're not from Texas. (Cue Lyle Lovett) But you got here quick as you could. Now you want to learn how to be a Texan. Here's how.

Kay Smith-Blum's debut, TANGLES, spans two timelines and two star-crossed narrators in the dark shadow of radiation contamination, during th

Today is National Voter Registration Day . Think about the benefits of being registered to vote…there are many! But here are my Top Five...

Reading (and writing) historical fiction is generally my jam. But there are lots of other novels that nudge me outside of my comfort zone.

Knowing when to stop writing is a lot easier than starting to write in the first place. But it's simple: You just have to show up.

Don’t let fear become the biggest influence in your creative life. Find your commitment to painting and writing by delving into your fears.

Crowded out by more robust tools, typewriters have vanished from our desks. But not our back yards.

Looking for some unique new traditions? Here are seven ways to celebrate Christmas Texas-Style, like they do in Austin, Texas.

Don’t fight it. Creativity is a choice. Once you make it, the ups, and the downs, are the fun part.

There are miles and miles of Texas, and you can learn a lot about what Texans love about their great state in six days on the road.

Life provides obstacles, but you can choose what you focus on

In 2006 I wrote this ode to my creative spirit, "Artist's Poem," and found renewed inspiration.

Hitting the road is part of my creative process. And I never pass by a historical marker without braking.

"The work never never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with" — William Faulkner