How Do You Start What You’re Afraid To?
If you’re struggling to get started on your creative passion, you can start where you left off.
Why Your First Novel Will Always Be Your Favorite
How, and why, does the first novel you wrote remain your favorite?
The Unlikely Duo for Self-Expression
The two unlikeliest bedfellows are natural companions when it comes to self-expression.
Does Weather Influence Your Creativity?
Are the many moods of creativity affected by weather? Take a short survey about your own creative response.
Growth Behind the Scenes
Treasures that have been centuries in the making, found along the hiking trail, have the power to inspire.
What’s Everyone Got Against Adverbs?
Is your writing adverb-free? I hope not. Here’s my case in favor of those lushly descriptive modifiers of verbs.
A Serene Scene at the Shoreline
The moon rose over Port A, and serenity beckoned along the Gulf shoreline.
Does Texas Have More Wildflowers Than Fences?
You can’t beat wildflowers for a colorful pick-me-up on a dreary day.
Making Space for What Counts
Making space for what counts is not so much a resolution as a life goal. Here’s how I’m doing it this year.
Cheap Tricks with Pattern and Light
I really hate Venetian blinds. But they do make useful photographic props.
Ice Panic in Austin
An ice storm could be on the way to Austin, Texas, and that’s good news for no one but photographers.
Feeling the Chill?
Here’s a chance to take a virtual chill from the holiday madness, and to escape winter’s chill.
Yes, Austin, Funk and Swank Can Coexist
Happy 175th birthday, Austin! As our boom times continue, here’s an ode to peaceful coexistence straight out of a Johnny Cash song.
Sweet Holiday Wishes
May the sweetest of holidays come true for you.
Are You Tired of Red and Green Yet?
The holidays might benefit from a color update. How about yellow?
