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!

Category: Creative Exploration

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…

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…

Tree Angels Out of Coffee Filters

Lori Wolf-Heffner | November 9, 2013
I owned a coffee maker, but because I never drank the stuff, no one trusted me to make it. Ten years later, Keurig (and others) thankfully saved my guests from…

Review: The Artist’s Way for Parents

Lori Wolf-Heffner | November 2, 2013
I would argue that most parents in North America gain most of their parenting skills from “I’m not doing what my parents did” and parenting books. Whether Dr. Spock or…

Sewing My Family History Together

Lori Wolf-Heffner | October 19, 2013
Sewing in my family symbolized money smarts, self-sufficiency, and starting a new life in a new world. It connected both sides of my family, and it connected me to my…

Follow Lori

© Lori Wolf-Heffner 2024. All rights reserved.