Writing, Grieving, and Recovering: Notes to Self by Emilie Pine
I’m three quarters through Emilie Pine’s evisceratingly well-written collection of personal essays and I can’t remember an author who’s made me cry this much…
“When I write–joy!” Alexander Schmemann on Writing
I’ve recently begun re-reading the Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann (1973-1983). Schmemann, if you haven’t heard of him before, was a highly influential scholar of liturgy and sacramental theology who died in 1983. He wrote from an Eastern Orthodox perspective, though his work is read and loved by Christians of many traditions. His journals, I’d…
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“Minerals!”: What Improv Comedy is Teaching Me about Writing
One of the mantras in improv is “There are no mistakes!”
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Hi! I’m Nicole. This is my behind-the-scenes blog, where I share ideas and strategies for making the most of your professional creative life. (Hop over here for my personal writing.)