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One Little Word for 2019

Sarah White February 1, 2019 Home and Family Life / Writing and BloggingLeave a comment

I started writing this post about my One Little Word about a month ago, but I never finished. After looking back at the progress I made in January I figured it was still worth sharing. It’s never too late to come up with a word. I’ve been using the concept …

A Beach Story, or a Parable about Being a Writer

Sarah White June 16, 2017 Writing and BloggingOne Comment

There’s this guy — a kid, I would call him; from eight stories up he looks like a teenager or early 20s — whose job it is to set out beach umbrellas and chairs for the condo building where we stayed on our vacation. People pay $30 a day for …

Creativity Boost: Writing Practice

Sarah White October 17, 2016 Creativity BoostsLeave a comment

I know not everyone who reads this site is a writer, and I know that writing is not the only way to be creative, but establishing a writing practice is an act of creativity that I think can help a lot of people be more creative, even if they don’t …

Freelance Coach: Why Saying No is Good

Sarah White October 12, 2016 Writing and BloggingLeave a comment

I used to have a blog called Freelance Coach, where I wrote about the business of being a freelance writer/creative person. I shut it down a long time ago, but I kind of miss it. I think I need to start writing about those subjects again. When I was first …

Lessons for Writers from Hamilton: An American Musical

Sarah White September 13, 2016 Writing and Blogging2 Comments

I am maybe more than just a little bit obsessed with “Hamilton: An American Musical.” When I first listened to the cast recording, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I just knew a lot of people loved it, it had won all these awards and I had, …

Make Blackout Poetry {Craft Challenge, Day 113}

Sarah White April 22, 2016 Writing and Blogging2 Comments

If you’re hesitant to use your own words to write poetry, or you aren’t sure what to say or how to get started, blackout poetry is a fun way to write poetry with other people’s words. What is Blackout Poetry? I first saw these on Austin Kleon’s blog, but lots …

Write a Poem About Something That’s Driving You Crazy {Craft Challenge, Day 111}

Sarah White April 20, 2016 Writing and BloggingLeave a comment

One of my favorite poems is “Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House” by Billy Collins. If you don’t know it, I’ll share a little here, but click the link and read the whole thing: The neighbors’ dog will not stop barking. He is barking the same …