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How to Be a Better Writer: Tree Artist Date

By Laura Boggess 17 Comments

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Join Laura Boggess as she hops the fence and wades through the grass to sit a while under the leafy branches of a giant tree.

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Become a Better Writer: Fly Fishing Artist Date

By Seth Haines 12 Comments

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Seth Haines awakens his creativity and finds the poetry of fly fishing through graceful repetition, through easy and patient strokes.

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Become a Better Writer: Artist Date at the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden Center in Palo Alto, California

By Dolly Lee 19 Comments

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At the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden Center, I close my eyes and listen to the soothing sound of skipping water and singing birds. My breathing slows.

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Become a Better Writer: Truffle Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

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Any truffles found to have large air bubbles or cracks will be immediately eaten by my helpers to save the embarrassment of selling an inferior truffle this weekend—one of the perks of volunteering.

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Become a Better Writer: Canaveral National Seashore Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 4 Comments

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I am out searching for sea turtles that might come ashore tonight and lay eggs on the beach of Canaveral National Seashore.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Bike Store Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 2 Comments

Become a better writer and open your creativity with an Artist Date in the showroom of a Daytona Beach bike shop.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date Otronicon

By Kathryn Neel 4 Comments

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Kathryn Neel considers how to become a better writer and storyteller both now and in the future by browsing technology at Otronicon 2014.

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Artist Date: Apiary

By Laura Boggess 33 Comments

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On a visit to an apiary, the bees live out a powerful metaphor for anyone who wants to become a better writer.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date on the Dock

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

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We learn how to become a better writer as we join Kathryn Neel on the dock and consider how to make peace with the dark.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity

Using Lists To Prioritise Creativity In Your Diary

By Claire Haidar 6 Comments

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Creativity is a fragile thing. It needs attention daily, without interruption. Claire Burge shares how to use lists to make this happen consistently every week.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Leonardo Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 6 Comments

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Kathryn Neel learned how to become a better writer with help from Leonardo da Vinci and wide-eyed children who easily embraced the playfulness of genius.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Blue Artist Date

By Robert McCready 2 Comments

Robert McCready knows how to become a better writer when he heads out on an Artist Date and finds the blues.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creative Non-Fiction

How to Become a Better Writer: Marinara Artist Date

By Laura Boggess 16 Comments

How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date Marinara

Ideas for how to become a better writer may be as close as the back yard, or even the kitchen. Today’s artist date will make you hungry for more.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Super Moon Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 6 Comments

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Want to know how to become a better writer? Go on an Artist Date, like Kathryn Neel did when she watched the Super Moon rise over the water.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Writing Life

Artist Date: Hill

By Monica Silva 4 Comments

Mountains in Fog

The Artist Date can open your creativity like nothing else. This week, we’ll start by heading up the hill. What happens at the top?

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity, Finding Inspiration

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