3 More Artists on Completing

[Please take a look at my latest book, Why Smart Teens Hurt. Great for smart, sensitive, creative adults too!} Thank you for your comments on why you find it difficult to complete your creative projects. Here are three more comments. Your comments welcome! Ruth...

3 Artists on Completing

In a recent post, I invited artists to share their thoughts on what stops them from completing their creative work. Here are responses from three artists. Wendy: Either one of two things: The first is the “tangled web” problem–Either it’s not going right, but I can’t...

Were You an Alienated Teenage Artist?

Were you an alienated teenage artist during your teen years? My latest book might really interest you! Many years ago, my son, living in Europe at the time, married a Russian doctor and went to live with her in Siberia. They had a daughter, Katya. My son and his wife...

For the Teenage Artist in Your Life

My latest book Why Smart Teens Hurt comes out on August 8. I noticed yesterday that the audio book publisher Tantor has produced an audio version of the book. How lovely! They have also created audio book versions of some of my other books, among them The Power of...

Creativity as a Roller-Coaster Ride

[To learn more about anxiety and the creative process, please take a look at Mastering Creative Anxiety, available now!} Given that anxiety is an inevitable part of the creative process, isn’t creating and living the artist’s life a roller-coaster ride of emotions?...