Get Inspired!

I love reading stories by writers and other creative types, both those "overcoming all odds" stories (the kind that make you hum the "Rocky" theme song) and the smaller, more reflective insights into the creative process. Some of them are just plain fun because nothing wakes up your senses like a good laugh.

• "Another Girl at Play" female artists share their stories
• Bartleby.com: Find inspiring quotes (like the ones used on this website)
• "But Maybe Someday I'll Use This" by Linda Oatman High
• "Dealing with Rejection" an article by children's writer, Ellen Jackson
• "How I Broke into Publishing--Literally!" an article by children's writer Pamela Jane
• Mr. Picassohead and Jackson Pollock
• National Novel Writing Month — How could you not be inspired by writers crazy enough to write an entire book in one month?
• Renegade Writer — Who says you have to follow the rules to be successful?
• So You Want to be a Novelist? by Jennifer Weiner
• Two of my favorite comic strips: Rhymes with Orange and Unshelved