I had the pleasure of serving as the 2018 corporate poet laureate of Lawless Research, a leader in market research. Peggy Lawless, CEO, had these kind words to say about our work together.
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I’m honored and delighted that Lawless Research has appointed me as their first corporate poet laureate. Lawless Research is a leader in market research, providing clients the business insights they need to make informed strategic decisions. I’m thrilled to be part of this new endeavor…
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I’m thrilled to debut Heliograph’s new website and logo. After nearly two decades in the business, it was time to refresh our look and feel so that they better reflect who we’ve become. I refer to Heliograph as “we” because Heliograph is my partner, as…
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New to the idea of a writing coach? Read on to learn how coaching can help you develop your writing skills, expand your body of work, and get in touch with your unique voice. Johannah provides answers to some key questions: What is a…
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It doesn’t have to take a disaster to write a good poem. If you cultivate mindful openness, humility, and surrender, you can sustain your creativity under any circumstance.
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Try to catch yourself before you go into your usual reactions—and if you’re having trouble with that, try writing about it. Cry over the page. It can take whatever you have to give.
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It’s a new year, and there are lots of new events and services in the works. My motto for 2012 is, “Just start it!” That goes for you, too, and your writing or creative endeavors. No more thinking–GO! With that in mind, we’ve expanded into…
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True genius, a deep and authentic sense of creativity, is only possible if, at some level, you accept the process of constantly becoming, if you know yourself to be both Frankenstein and Einstein–because only the beginner’s mind is capable of genius.
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You must be a beginner before you can be brilliant, which is why there is so much honor in starting anything new, in putting your hands in the dirt and planting a new seed. As you learn to write, it is critical to know that ignorance is a critical stage of genius.
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I’ve always been a little bit uncomfortable answering the question “What is good writing?” Sure, it’s easy to cite technique: freshness of language, specific sensory detail, and the like. But, of course, it’s more than that. My first college writing teacher called this “plumbing the…
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