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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Category: Mental Health
       
Books for Teens and Adults That Celebrate New Beginnings
Lori Wolf-Heffner | January 26, 2024
I generally find writing books about new beginnings easier than those about old beginnings. What do I mean by old and new beginnings? Old beginnings are in the past: you…
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Dance as a Form for Storytelling
Phoebe Wolfe | November 7, 2022
One of the most important components to any story is the medium through which it’s told. Throughout human history, a common form of storytelling has been dance, which gives us the…
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“I Thought I Could Never Make a Living From Art”
Lori Wolf-Heffner | March 6, 2021
Candice Leyland, watercolour artist and art teacher, never imagined she’d be where she is today: making a living from her art. As a writer, I can empathize. One stereotype that…
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2020: The Year of Empathy, My Book List
Lori Wolf-Heffner | December 9, 2020
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to encapsulate all of this year in a word that encompasses both the pain that many have felt but perhaps also the…
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Giving Books as Gifts to Voracious Reader
Lori Wolf-Heffner | November 11, 2020
It can often be difficult giving books as gifts to an avid reader in your family: You have to know their favourite genres, favourite and disliked authors, and what books…
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Book Release! Between Worlds 7: What Will Come
Lori Wolf-Heffner | October 21, 2020
Between Worlds 7: What Will Come releases today! The last of the “second season” of the series, I’m excited to enter into the last few months of such a downer year…
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World Mental Health Day and Me
Lori Wolf-Heffner | October 9, 2020
Today is World Mental Health Day, and it’s a day I’ll admit I’m always conflicted about. I sometimes worry that some of the messaging on mental health and mental illness makes…
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Writing about Anger While Keeping the Story Uplifting & Real
Lori Wolf-Heffner | June 26, 2020
Have you ever read a story or watched a movie only to be disappointed in the ending because the protagonist won too easily? Don’t get me wrong: sometimes I enjoy…
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10 Facts About Shell Shock and World War I
Lori Wolf-Heffner | November 5, 2019
“Shell shock” was the term used to describe initially inexplicable symptoms in soldiers in World War I. Although similar reactions to war have been recorded throughout history, World War I…
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Have a Vice? Maybe a Little “Flip” is All You Need
Lori Wolf-Heffner | June 24, 2017
Each of us has a vice, most of us have several, some have many. These vices vary in their strength from annoying habits to full-blown addictions. I have no experience…
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