Lori's Blog on Books, Writing, and Creativity

Enjoy these articles on my books, writing in general, and the even broader topic of creativity. Although most have been written by me, I invite guests to contribute, too.

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Author: Lori Wolf-Heffner

What You Might Get out of an MFA Program

Lori Wolf-Heffner | March 20, 2014
I’ve always wondered if these MFA programs in creative writing that seem to be springing up everywhere are worth the money. I’m not sure if attending an MFA program is…

How Gimp = Grandmother

Lori Wolf-Heffner | March 15, 2014
Over 25 years ago, I had pneumonia. I recall very little about the actual illness except two things: I didn’t feel sick (so why was I away from my parents and…

David Lynch’s Secrets For Tapping Into Your Deepest Creativity

Lori Wolf-Heffner | March 1, 2014
Excellent article from the Huffington Post about how one of Hollywood’s most successful directors taps in to his creativity. David Lynch’s Secrets For Tapping Into Your Deepest Creativity.

Nunavut’s next generation: The kids’ view on life in Iqaluit – The Globe and Mail

Lori Wolf-Heffner | January 23, 2014
Sometimes you don’t know what culture actually means until it starts to disapper. Here, a few kids in Nunavut, one of Canada’s three territories, talk about life and culture up…

Handmade Toys from North America

Lori Wolf-Heffner | January 23, 2014
My hometown, Kitchener, Ontario, has an annual Christmas market over the first weekend of December. Because of the city’s German heritage, they call it a Christkindl Market. You definitely find…

Inspiration isn’t What I Thought It Was

Lori Wolf-Heffner | January 17, 2014
The inspired writer, the inspired dancer, the inspired artist. The only time I’ve witnessed any kind of artist being inspired is in Hollywood scenes. You know what I’m talking about,…

How I Learned to Think Like a Kid for 2 Hours

Lori Wolf-Heffner | January 10, 2014
My parents (or rather, the Easter Bunny, I think), gave me my first journal when I was almost 12 (the top one in the photo). I wrote whenever I felt…

Creative Gardener or Cheap Gardener?

Lori Wolf-Heffner | December 6, 2013
Earlier this year, my husband and I put in two raised garden beds. Our normal garden, on the other side of the shed, was getting less and less sun as…

A Little Chassé (or is It Chassis?) Into the Used Car Market

Lori Wolf-Heffner | December 5, 2013
While most of my writing has focussed on the performing arts, I recently took a grand jeté and delved in to the auto industry for two articles. I went from…

Arts & Culture Magazines for Free

Lori Wolf-Heffner | November 21, 2013
Forgive the one-week lag in my posts. I promise, though, the reason was a good one. I had to buy a new mobile phone (the purchase itself took up most…

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