Lori's Blog on Books, Writing, and Creativity

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Category: Writing

Journalling for almost 30 Years and Counting: Now What?

Lori Wolf-Heffner | February 6, 2015
I’ve been journalling for almost three decades and have just as many journals (30 of them). I travel down memory lane once in awhile, but other than that, they sit…

How I Wrote Happy Birthday to My Husband, Or: Why I’ll Never Become a Poet

Lori Wolf-Heffner | January 25, 2015
A while back, I promised to re-write a poem from my childhood in which I’d chosen to honour friends. I’d then promised to rewrite that poem some time within roughly the next…

The Mistake I Made When I was Young: Waiting for Writing Inspiration

Lori Wolf-Heffner | September 20, 2013
I made one crucial error when I was young: I believed writers only wrote when they were inspired. At the peak of my writing inspiration, I started new stories, sometimes…

The Seeds of Childhood – Part 2

Lori Wolf-Heffner | September 12, 2013
I didn’t plan a part 2 when I wrote last week’s blog, but the idea wouldn’t stay quiet. A magnet in my gut pulled me to the computer to publish…

Your Creative Self vs. Your Ruling Self: Who Wins?

Lori Wolf-Heffner | August 30, 2013
Rules are a common language in whatever medium you’re expressing your creative self with. Nothing emphasizes this more than a young child learning to tell jokes. Once they’ve learned the…

Assumptions You Hold About Yourself May Affect Your Creativity

Lori Wolf-Heffner | June 27, 2013
I once did a few comedy improv workshops once for troubled teens in a local high school. Most of the scenes were about sex, so I urged the students to…

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