Searching for a New Musician or Band
Part of being a detail-oriented person is that I often spend a lot of time on one subject and forget to branch out to others. Such is the case with…
© Lori Wolf-Heffner 2024. All rights reserved.
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.
Happy reading!
Archives
The Difficulties of Writing a Poem
Several months ago, I promised to re-write a poem. I thought it would be easy. I thought it would flow from my pen the way prose can (I often start drafts…
What Creativity Can Do For Kids
I’ll be honest: I found Mr. Rogers boring as a kid. I preferred Mr. Dressup, not knowing that they were indeed very good friends. A few years ago, I caught…
Storytelling or Missionizing?
I idolized Jean Little in my pre-teens and early teens. Many of her books helped me understand other children. I do believe they made me a nicer person. One novel, Different…
Would You Watch Jem and the Holograms as a Live-Action Movie?
A good friend of mine pointed out this Jem (ha ha) on Rolling Stone: In short, Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, G.I. Joe: Retaliation director, Jon M. Chu, and Paranormal Activity producer,…
What You Might Get out of an MFA Program
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
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
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
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
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…