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R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-3505543297614945982017-08-25T21:57:00.000-07:002017-08-25T21:57:29.082-07:00Signature Membership applications deadline Aug 31 for International Plein Air Painters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvqrZSihhZ5TyIFlzBUJFA5q9sgq6f-9aUfnJiqD7TNtAEVCUVaoPr7Fa4T5CU2Eri-hGkJnwCk2mB5VSc1CFKnjFpEGA1bkSd1P2cwMAGIAUINvd3EwPoQIKGY7e7zzLJwZ9L0QiWnY/s1600/August+Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvqrZSihhZ5TyIFlzBUJFA5q9sgq6f-9aUfnJiqD7TNtAEVCUVaoPr7Fa4T5CU2Eri-hGkJnwCk2mB5VSc1CFKnjFpEGA1bkSd1P2cwMAGIAUINvd3EwPoQIKGY7e7zzLJwZ9L0QiWnY/s320/August+Signature.jpg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="660" data-original-height="660" /></a>
5 days left - sharing this Artist Call - more info at http://ipap.homestead.com/Signature_instructions.html
Signature Members have a personal page on International Plein Air Painters public website www.i-p-a-p.com with bio, 12 images that can be changed twice a year, links to your website, blog, video, etc. IPAP has a private Facebook group site, a website, blog and Facebook page promoting the 15th annual Great WORLDWIDE Paint Out since 2002.J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-457040680011308342017-02-23T04:49:00.000-08:002017-02-23T04:49:54.405-08:00Art Workshop en plen air Sarasota, Florida - Anna Maria Florida Mar 2-3, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFZSlmQfFqP8qmEsQ-8UjPWamMIybJsgaBpUoJcvZRFeT3sRLdeDNfzdzCkbi0LqgiF-9wh09ccIowk_kWv_8FcpCIwG0iGFPXUOivjxZgfmk2tggZOGbfmzMpprMElW20glOlvy8flE/s1600/F2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFZSlmQfFqP8qmEsQ-8UjPWamMIybJsgaBpUoJcvZRFeT3sRLdeDNfzdzCkbi0LqgiF-9wh09ccIowk_kWv_8FcpCIwG0iGFPXUOivjxZgfmk2tggZOGbfmzMpprMElW20glOlvy8flE/s320/F2.jpg" width="320" height="171" /></a></div>
Get in touch with your creative self again in this relaxed, visualization workshop.
Immerse yourself in 2 cool days of creative abandonment !!! LOL - no kidding...
REGISTRATION for March 2 and 3, 2017 - Outdoor Painting from Life (great holiday gift)
Oil/Acrylic art workshop. - ALL LEVELS
<a href="http://www.permissiongranted.org">www.permissiongranted.org</a>
2 day workshop only - Class size limited
Sarasota and surrounding area
Here's your chance to stay and take a workshop in the beautiful Sarasota and surrounding area, Florida
Learn to use your body - mind connection.
Find your own style using your filters
Tap into your creativity.
Each day has a demonstration and lecture
focusing on creativity, bold composition .
You will learn to make quick decisions and
simplify for the most impact.
We will discuss Color relationships, detail, form, color temperature and how to achieve atmosphere in your outdoor paintings.
Participants should be able to start a second painting for the afternoon session so it is suggested to work no larger than 12x12
we will be working square.
Supervised painting until 4:00 pm each day
This workshop is focused on making you a faster and better painter, capturing the essence of the landscape
Workshop is from 10:00 - 4:00 pm (ish) *
2 day Workshop Cost pp is $325.00 US
PP available on website
Workshop includes
two full days of painting & instruction en plein air in gloriously beautiful Sarasota and surrounding areas of Anna Maria Island http://<a href="http://www.permissiongranted.org/">www.permissiongranted.org/</a>J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-37553745735667670702016-12-09T06:50:00.001-08:002016-12-09T06:50:20.476-08:00Niagara Falls 10th annual "Day in an Artists's Studio" Feb 5, 2017 - Looking for that unique Gift ? <b>10th annual "A Day in an Artist Studio" Niagara Falls</b> is an experience to give or share with someone you love. Learn, Laugh, Relax and go home with a new way of looking at your world AND a finished oil painting !! That's a tall order, but I promise, all you need to do is register for this all inclusive mini holiday workshop and I'll show you how to change your thinking about what you believe you can do...<a href="http://www.permissiongranted.org/Artist-Studio.html">http://www.permissiongranted.org/Artist-Studio.html</a>
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We're become too involved in technology - we all know that.
Those of us who tech isn't our first language still realize the personal connection is key.
Why else would we be writing a book ?
The article is great at connecting the points for 'connecting'...
In the arts, the whole point is to connect with people - go where the people are !
<a href="http://permissiongranted.org/">www.permissiongranted.org</a><br />
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business, he received an invitation. A woman in Nebraska called and
asked him to fly out and visit her book club. It had three members. “I
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Baldacci told me his philosophy on book tours
was pretty basic, back in the ’90s: “If anybody called up and said,
‘Would you come?’ I said yes.”<br />
But what about now? I pressed him.
When you can reach zillions of readers lounging around tweeting from
your living room sofa? What’s the value of crisscrossing the country in
person? We were at a packed event for Baldacci at Politics and Prose
here in Washington, D.C.; I was one of the considerably-more-than-three
people who turned up last autumn to hear him discuss his novel, “The
Escape.”<br />
“I don’t have to be here on a Saturday night,” he
replied, eyeing me sternly. “I’ve sold all the books I ever have to
sell. But…it’s far better to go out on book tour than it is to sit and
tweet. I lament the fact that publishers don’t send out novelists as
much as they used to. It’s expensive, but it’s money well worth it.”<br />
Days
after our exchange, “The Escape” hit No. 1 on the New York Times
bestseller list, so let’s assume the guy is on to something. The book
tour ain’t dead yet.<br />
I had an ulterior motive in quizzing
Baldacci. My second novel was about to be released, and I needed ammo to
persuade my own publisher to send me on tour. The campaign worked. I’ve
spent the last few months delivering book talks from Atlanta to Seattle
to Damariscotta, Maine. Some of the travel has been on Simon &
Schuster’s dime; some has been on mine. Has it been worth it? In short,
do book tours sell books? Well, yes and no. Yes, I’ve sold books to
people who wouldn’t otherwise have bought them. No, I almost certainly
haven’t sold enough to recoup the plane and hotel bills.<br />
Personally,
I share the view that it’s preferable to meet readers in person than to
tweet at them from your sofa. Writing a book is a rewarding but lonely
affair. Every few years it’s good to have an excuse to change out of
your pajamas, emerge blinking from your cave, and interact with actual
human beings. So mark me firmly in the camp of those who hope the
institution of the book tour persists. Whether it will depends on market
forces larger than any of us writers, or our readers, can predict:
whether the remaining publishing giants figure out how to turn a profit,
whether indie bookstores find ways to prosper, when some tech whiz will
get around to inventing a way for authors to sign people’s Kindles.<br />
Meanwhile,
traipsing around the country this summer, signing and shaking hands and
chatting with readers at events large and small, I learned a few
things. Tips, if you will, for what makes a good book tour.<br />
We might as well enjoy the party while it lasts.<br />
1. Don’t read aloud from your book.<br />
It
may be called a book reading, but people do not want to spend an
evening listening to you stumble through prose they’re perfectly capable
of reading for themselves. Instead, tell the story of how you found
your agent. (Everyone secretly wants an agent.) Tell the funniest story
you heard this week, book-related or no. If you absolutely must read,
pick a provocative bit. I favor a seduction scene from late in “The
Bullet.” My protagonist — sheathed in tight jeans, lips painted ruby red
— is whispering to a man about car engines and guns. She leans against a
pickup truck, talking fast, letting his eyes trace her curves. “Keep
reading,” moaned a man in the back at my San Francisco reading. “Please
don’t stop.” He bought three hardcover copies.<br />
2. Give your event a killer title.<br />
If
you can work in the words “wine,” “coffee” or “doughnuts,” so much the
better. A Texas friend hosts signings with fellow female writers under
the banner, “Wine, Women and Mystery.” Count me in. Or, take KramerBooks
in Dupont Circle, which recently invited customers to crime-fiction
readings headlined “Noir at the Bar” and—more alluring still—“Dames at
Dusk.” They could very well have titled this last event, “Seven Women
Read Excerpts from Their Books.” Which one would you make time for?<br />
3. Embrace your inner traveling salesperson.<br />
Schlepping
suitcases of books around in rental cars is not the most dignified
aspect of the literary life. Get over it. Being an author today means
writing books; it also means selling them. Publishing lore has it that
“Valley of the Dolls” author Jacqueline Susann and her husband, Irving
Mansfield, perfected the modern book tour back in the 1960s. “The
invasion of Normandy was child’s play compared to the way Jackie and
Irving orchestrated a media blitz,” sniffed a former publicist, in a
Times piece that ran after the author’s death. “Nothing escaped them,
nothing was an accident.” The couple even sweetened up the truckers who
delivered Susann’s books with doughnuts.<br />
4. Implore the vendor to stock twice as many books as you could possibly sell.<br />
Because
you just never know. The first time I spoke at the Atlanta History
Center, they sold out of my book before I set foot on stage. Interns
were sent scurrying to Barnes & Noble to procure more copies. It was
sorely tempting to pronounce the evening “mission accomplished,” scrap
the talk and escape with my brother for a celebratory cocktail. In
hindsight, this might have been a good call, because it was at this same
reading that my four-inch stiletto pierced through a seam in the stage,
pitching me forward, nearly knocking me off the stage, and requiring a
dramatic rescue by a family friend in the front row. (Thank you, Dan.)<br />
5. Don’t wear stilettos.<br />
6. Don’t say yes to every invitation.<br />
Another
writer once forwarded me this headline from the Onion: “Author
Promoting Book Gives It Her All Whether It’s Just 3 People Or A Crowd Of
9 People.” I giggled. It’s a funny article, right up until the moment
it becomes your life. For me that moment came in the city where I now
live. I have friends here, dammit. I had promoted the hell out of the
event on social media. Five people showed, one of whom I am married to.
Why? Sometimes there is no why. But in my case, the signing in question
was my fourth in D.C., and that might have been one too many. Fans and
friends—even really good friends—get tired. So pick and choose wisely.
And should it happen to you: Take a deep breath, deliver a storming book
talk and then let your spouse steer you to the nearest bar for a double
martini.<br />
7. Say yes to every invitation.<br />
The
counter-argument comes from Jenny Milchman, who found time to write
three mysteries while pulling off the self-proclaimed “World’s Longest
Book Tour.” When Milchman published her first novel in 2013, she and her
husband rented out their house, yanked their kids out of school to “car
school” them for seven months and scheduled nearly 200 signings. “I’ve
done plenty of events where there’s one person in the room,” she told me
cheerfully, when I called to check how the latest leg is going. “But
maybe that one person turns out to be the book reviewer for the Miami
Herald.”<br />
Here’s
the bottom line: unless your last name is Grisham, you’ll have events
where the only folks who show are your mother and your agent. You’ll
have events where not one person buys a book. (There is a special circle
in hell for people who turn up at readings with a library copy and ask
you to sign their bookmark.)<br />
And then, the very next night—some
mysterious alchemy, stars in distant galaxies aligning—your book sells
out before you step onto the stage.<br />
I pondered all this the other
day as I bought my ticket for Salman Rushdie. He’s in town next month
to promote his new novel. The venue is on track to sell out, 800
tickets, a crowd packed to the rafters.<br />
Do book tours sell books? I’ll ask him. Mary Louise Kelly<br />
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J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-21262788337229419682015-04-24T09:06:00.000-07:002015-04-24T09:10:21.444-07:00Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Social Media Tips for Authors - it ain't just about the book...
<b>Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Social Media Tips for Authors</b>
<i>By Guy Kawasaki</i>
Wrap your mind around this: One of the most important factors that traditional publishers use to decide whether to acquire a book is the marketing platform of its author. You’d think that the main reason for approaching a traditional publisher is to reap the benefits of the publisher’s marketing, and you wouldn’t have to bring your own.<br>
Life is full of mysteries, and whether you’re working with a traditional publisher or you are an artisanal publisher (a.k.a., “self-publisher”), the potency of your marketing platform can determine your success.<br>
There is no scenario under which thousands of social-media followers is not a good thing, so here are 10 social-media tips for authors of any kind.<br> <br>
1. Start yesterday<br>
You must make progress along two fronts at the same time: writing your book and building your marketing platform. You cannot wait until you’re done writing, because a platform takes nine months to a year to build. Ideally, you started building your platform before you even began to write your book.<br> <br>
2. Segment the services<br>
There are five social-media services to choose from. You need not use them all, but each serves a different purpose. I call this the five Ps of social media: Facebook is for people — people who you went to high school or college with and your family. Twitter is for perceptions — perceptions such as “I feel an earthquake and I’m in Chile.” Google+ is for passions — passions such as photography that you cannot share with your Facebook people. Pinterest is for pinning — pinning pictures with little interaction. LinkedIn is for pimping — as in making business connections or finding a job. You can use each of these to build a platform, but your relationships on them are apt to differ.<br> <br>
3. Make a great profile<br>
Your profile page is an ad. Its purpose is to convince people to circle, follow, subscribe, or like you. It should communicate that you are a likeable, trustworthy, and competent person. Two details: First, ensure that your profile has a high-quality picture of your face (and only your face, not your spouse, dog, kids, and car). Second, use the text areas to simply and humbly describe who you are and tell your personal story. For example, Peggy Fitzpatrick has a great Google+ profile. (See image above.)<br> <br>
4. Curate, don’t create<br>
It’s hard enough to write a book, much less create content for social-media sites at the same time. So give yourself a break and focus on curating the content of others while you are writing. Link to articles, pictures, and videos that are relevant to your genre in order to establish your expertise. Power tip: Go to Alltop.com, a site I co-founded, to find content on more than 1,000 topics. For example, the followers of a science-fiction writer would find “How to Deflect Killer Asteroids With Spray Paint“ interesting (found via Science.Alltop.com).<br> <br>
5. Act like NPR<br>
NPR provides great content 365 days a year. A few days a year it runs pledge drives. No one I know likes the pledge drives, but we tolerate them — and some of us even give money. Why? Because NPR has earned the right to promote its pledge drives by providing such great content. This is a good model for authors too: Provide such great content that you can promote your book when it’s done. If you do this very well, people may want to reciprocate for the value you’ve added to their lives by buying your book. So just imagine you are the producer of “Fresh Air” or “All Things Considered” and look for interesting content.
6. Restrain yourself
NPR provides another excellent example for book marketing: It doesn’t run pledge drives very often. Less than 10 percent of your social-media posts should promote your book or other commercial endeavors. It’s OK to pour it on when your book launches, but back off on the promotion after the first four weeks and do educational things like free webinars and Hangouts on Air. You need to make a transition from salesman to teacher.<br> <br>
7. Candy-fy<br>
Social-media sites are busy places, so people don’t notice all-text posts or posts with small pictures. Every post should include a picture that’s at least 400 to 500 pixels wide or an embedded video from YouTube or Vimeo. Eye candy counts in the constant contest for attention — if you’re old enough to remember, it’s like the difference between a Yellow Pages ad and a Yellow Pages listing. Check my posts on Google+ to see what I mean.
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8. Respond<br>
Social media is a conversation, not a one-way broadcast. Every time you share a post, respond to the comments that it generates. (If it generates no comments, you’re doing something wrong.) A big mistake that most authors make is that they think they are delivering a sermon when a conversation is what’s appropriate.<br> <br>
9. Stay positive or stay silent<br>
Even if the topic is an issue that perturbs the core of your soul such as gun control, women’s rights, or ObamaCare, don’t show anger. On a practical level, if you only want to sell books to people who agree with your sensibilities, you should prepare for a life of poverty. If people attack you, ignore them. If they attack you twice, block them from seeing your posts. And don’t look back.<br> <br>
10. Repeat<br>
Social-media “experts” disagree with me on this, but I’m telling you it works: Repeat your posts. I repeat my tweets four times every eight hours — you don’t get 1,240,000 Twitter followers by not taking risks. This is pushing the edge, but the assumption that everyone who is interested in your posts will see it the first time is naïve. CNN doesn’t run a story once and hope that everyone has seen it or recorded it to see later. At least try sharing a post when your audience is awake, then 12 hours later, and see what happens.<br>
One last tip: Do, don’t plan. Social-media experts will tell you that the first step is to develop a plan that includes highfalutin elements such as goals, strategies, and tactics. Let me simplify the process of building a platform. The goal is to get 5,000 followers by the time your book comes out. End. Of. Discussion. There is little “right” and “wrong” in social media — even what I say here! <br>
There is only what works for you and what doesn’t, so jump in and get going. You’ll figure it out along the way.<br> <br>
Guy Kawasaki has 3,821,000 million Google+ followers, 286,000 Facebook subscribers, and 1,240,000 Twitter followers. He is the co-author of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book, which explains self-publishing, and has written eleven other books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Enchantment. Previously, he was the chief evangelist of Apple. Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University, an MBA from UCLA, and an honorary doctorate from Babson College.<br> <br>
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J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-21302449084148960812015-04-17T07:46:00.000-07:002015-04-17T07:48:41.071-07:00King Errisson - met a new artist - King of the Congas<br />
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His name is King Errisson - he's worked with some of the most well known names in the music industry
Bahamian by birth, his first big break came when he had a cameo in the movie Thunderball with Sean Connery.<br />
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<BR><br> Island music,smooth Jazz or Rock & Rock ...<br><br><br>proud to say one of my small paintings of Niagara, is in his collection.<br><br>
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J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-79040017419178963842015-04-13T20:23:00.001-07:002015-04-13T20:27:05.720-07:00400 Years Monhegan Island Maine dvd show previewMonhegan Island Mind-Body connection creativity workshop<br />
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J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-35767151051980336922015-04-07T10:46:00.001-07:002015-04-07T10:48:02.439-07:00Creativity Retreats - Permission Granted the book<h3>
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J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-40680828406508223342015-02-02T07:44:00.004-08:002015-02-02T07:44:52.477-08:00tapping into your authentic self - Permission Grantedbook series...<br />
<br /> nothing just happens...when things occur, that we
perceive to have done without effort, we are in alignment with our
higher selves.<br />
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An artist, including myself, will tell you that after
creating a piece of art, we often in our 'thinking mind' wonder exactly
how we did the painting . There are so many different ways to approach
the subconscious and the more personal the 'method' is for you, the
greater repeatable personal success you have.<br />
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Think of the way peopl<span class="text_exposed_show">e
give advice on interpreting someone else's dream...it's like someone
giving a synopsis of a movie they never saw. There are parts to the
equation that are universal, but most of the experience is given to us
in a language 'we can understand' by symbols we carry with us from our
childhood and before. And while these symbols are helpful in the
beginning, we have to get past their limitations to have our full
experience. </span><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="text_exposed_show"> ©2015 J. R. Baldini</span></span><br />
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J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-14225649080865499352015-01-21T05:14:00.001-08:002015-01-21T05:14:47.040-08:00Monhegan postal service is more than mail, islanders say<a href="http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Monhegan-postal-service-is-more-than-mail-islanders-say/16209/">Monhegan postal service is more than mail, islanders say</a><br /><br />
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The Monhegan Post Office is a vital part of the community, as a post office would be on any island.<br /><br />
While the USPS says it is not cutting back on delivery, only retail hours, the difference it makes could be a huge impact for the island.<br /><br />
As you can imagine, sustainability on any small island is hard for its year round residents, cutting back a vital job in a small island community, where residents pay much more for all their services, like electricity, could eventually compromise the ability of the postmaster to continue living on an island that can not provide him/her with full time employment. There is no option for this person to supplement with part time employment. Going off island for something as simple as a dental appointment, takes much of a full day . <br /><br />
What's the answer ? Is it really that big of an impact on the USPS to cut back hours on one person to save money ?<br /><br />
It certainly is a big money impact by the USPS on that one person.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">they say... almost everyone has at least one good <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/book">#book</a> inside of them. <a href="http://www.permissiongranted.org/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.permissiongranted.org</a></span></td></tr>
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<br />J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-29017335274097348772014-12-28T12:35:00.001-08:002014-12-28T13:18:48.037-08:00Permission Granted the book - who do you want to reach with your book ?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">Q&A<br /> <b>Q: Where did the idea of the Permission Granted book come from ?</b><br /> _<br />
A: I was having a discussion one day with a dear friend and associate
who does a specific workshop with me and we were bouncing around ideas
for a book. The conversation<span class="text_exposed_show"> turned to
the energy in the workshop and how some participants approach a
workshop, questioning whether I felt they were a good fit for the
program - not trusting their instinct. I remarked, 'almost like they
were asking for permission' - Permission Granted <br /> <br /> <b>Q: Who do you hope to reach with your book ?</b><br /> _<br />
A: In the beginning, people will find it who are looking to enhance
their creativity, find more ways to access it more easily, finding
personal satisfaction expressing themselves in more unique ways.
Ultimately, finding the reader who doesn't know right now that accessing
their creativity has life benefits, that it can be a coping strategy to
deal with stress, a source of positive energy physically and
emotionally.<br /> <br /> <b>Q: What started your research on the subject ?</b><br /> _<br />
A: We're all students of life. Spirituality, philosophy and art with
emphasis on accessing the subconscious have always been a focus in mine,
finding the zone of all possibilities<br /> Through the years painting
and instructing, creativity sessions and workshops has shown me
fascinating examples of the vulnerabilities we all have in common, the
confidence levels we face as adults, and the limitations we accept, that
have no basis in reality.<br /> <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.permissiongranted.org%2F&h=3AQEKMQ5p&enc=AZP5sGVnIz-ErUgOqsNP0QYq3Ie9qKcys_E0-n9uElilLoAgeI7ERCr1-PirO20GstU5Zmwhs_DHKuTR24P_DvvsN0Imy6kdGtP0RM9jf-v1-FzJ_kKQK1uNcMHwqhm6QjevHHSwUVATg0R4sUBwPFKB&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.permissiongranted.org</a></span></span>J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-85334980593404555152014-12-20T10:59:00.003-08:002014-12-20T10:59:55.908-08:00Candy canes and life lessons - www.permissiongranted.org<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">Candy canes can teach you a lot about life...<br /> <br />
I have a beautiful 4 year old granddaughter and can tell you a 4 year
old perspective is, to the point, totally focused on the moment and
terribly dramatic. I've also seen this in the 4 year ol<span class="text_exposed_show">ds we have in the studio involving candy canes from their perspective.<br /> <br /> Comparing candy canes to candy canes ...and life<br /> A 4 year old is pretty sure what they want – they want the candy cane, <br /> But only if ...<br /> you don't want them to have it<br /> you don't want them to have it at that particular moment<br /> it's the right color, even though it looked fine a second ago<br /> there's not a lot of choices – what if they pick the wrong one ?<br /> they think the kid next to them has a better flavor and<br /> they're pretty sure the kid's next to them is larger and ...<br /> <br /> So, remember that 4 year old you once were ? We haven't changed that much...</span></span><br />J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-16353240731687853752014-12-17T05:25:00.002-08:002014-12-17T05:25:47.207-08:00Tips on writing - Make time for writing every day<div style="margin-bottom: 1em;">
<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">Motivation
comes from connection. That connection can be the inner need to share
your story with the world, or it can be your caring heart wanting to
help - or please - your audience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">Either
way, see yourself as a conduit - an empty channel - between the
creativity within you and your audience you love. Here are some tips
that will help.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">Record your ideas - either use the voice recorder on your phone, or jot them down - the minute you get them.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">Make time for writing every day. Read over your ideas and write them out.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">Re-read great stuff you've read.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">Find some supportive people and share positive comments on each other's writing.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">If
none of these work, then you are facing writer's block. You have some
inner fear that is keeping you from being yourself and writing your
truth and your story. In that case, face it directly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 18px;">You
can find books and tools to help. Or you can set aside four healthy
hours and just write every thought in your head, without censorship, no
matter what comes up. I've done it. It works - it's painful, but it
works. Sid Kemp</span></div>
J. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04152544149115950522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803092675951772305.post-6203970281450563982014-12-10T17:11:00.002-08:002014-12-10T17:12:44.198-08:00balancing your energy...permissiongranted.org<span class="userContent">unbalanced is unhealthy...</span><br />
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