Category Archives: creativity

Focus

Posted on June 21, 2014 by jeanetteraleigh

For every writer who lives off a writing income, there are a hundred others who balance a full-time job, write, and care for their family all at the same time.  To be successful, that is, to actually make it, a … Continue reading →

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Business Sense and the Creative Mind

Posted on August 11, 2012 by jeanetteraleigh

We fall in love.  That’s a huge problem for artists.  After hours and hours spent drawing, it’s hard to realize something isn’t working and toss it.  I’ve changed the covers on my When, Were, & Howl novels at least three … Continue reading →

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All You Need is Love

Posted on February 12, 2012 by jeanetteraleigh

I adore this box.  Was it specially crafted by a family member?  No.  Close friend?  No.  As a matter of fact, I have no idea who made it.  My mom got it somewhere from a craft convention or sidewalk vendor … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Imperfections

Posted on November 26, 2011 by jeanetteraleigh

I’ve had this little stuffed dog since I was eight…that would be time measured in decades.  He doesn’t have the fancy scarves that many of my other stuffed animals had, nor is he particularly big.  But I’ve always loved this … Continue reading →

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Quiet Time

Posted on November 24, 2011 by jeanetteraleigh

I’m in a creative lull.  Not that I don’t have a million projects to work on.  I do.  And I’m not ‘stuck’.  On two of my books, I know exactly what’s going to happen next.  I could write five pages … Continue reading →

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Crop Rotation and Creativity

Posted on October 28, 2011 by jeanetteraleigh

There are times when I’m drained, when there is not a creative thought left in my head. I may be half-way through a novel and suddenly come up empty. For a while, I berated myself for those days when I … Continue reading →

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