Intimate Acts of Writers: Sharing Naked Creativity
The Intimate Acts of Sharing Creativity Over the past month,  I have committed intimate acts I had only dreamed possible as a writer. Do you remember sharing your first venture into creativity? What that…
Art as an Act of Faith
Art, I am discovering, is the ultimate act of faith. Do you see this photo of the path through the woods? I cannot see where this path ends. As with Life, I can see only…
How National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Is Like a Diet
My NaNoWriMo project–one that was loosely plotted ten years ago in NYC after a writer’s conference when I was on a roll. In fact, I loosely plotted a whole series with the same characters.  Life…
Why Let Your Last Boyfriend Choose Your Next One?
Speaking of past boyfriends, these are little “swamp things” growing out of the muck in a rather lovely lake near my home. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder, all rights reserved. From the upcoming book, 23…
Following Your Bliss…into Debt…and Recovering with a Muse
Photo from Summer 2007 when Spilled Candy Books had 30+ books in print, 15+ authors, before downsizing through a difficult family crisis immediately followed by hurtful allegations that were proven untrue. There’s a saying—a wonderful…
Why Even a High Priestess Needs to Do Housework
“How can I ever live a mundane life?†Two years ago, I sat at Melissa’s kitchen table and sipped the hot chai tea her husband had made for me while our kids played Neopets computer…
