by Kristen Keenan | Dec 13, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writer Post, Writer's Inspiration
I’ve used music all my life for my creative endeavors. When I was in design school and CD’s were the way to play, I’d keep a huge, teetering stack next to my drafting table. My tastes, as they still are, were all over the place but mostly I used the...
by Kristen Keenan | Nov 25, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writer's Inspiration
I’ve listened to the this podcast several times now. I’ve read and reread the transcript and each time I glean a different beauty. Overall, however, I derive two foremost pleasures from this dialogue. One, just as John O’Donohue talks about the...
by Kristen Keenan | Oct 27, 2017 | Writer Post, Writer's Inspiration
First drafts are always horrible and ugly. Don’t worry about that – it’s the same for everyone. Just remember that the first draft is as bad as the book is ever going to be, and if you keep redrafting, one day you will look at your horrible book and...
by Kristen Keenan | Oct 16, 2017 | Writer's Inspiration
In the middle of mega-time with my kids and barely a moment to myself, I hardly feel like the person who should be dispensing advice, much less the writer dispensing advice. But I’ll tell you what I’ve been thinking about lately. THIS IS HARD. Not in the...
by Kristen Keenan | Oct 9, 2017 | Patience Backstory, Writer's Inspiration
Why Aerie Decided to Go Retouching-Free About six months ago I was in Aerie with my daughters and I noticed a few pics where one of the models had cellulite. Then I saw another where she had stretch marks. As I looked around I realized I was looking at young...
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