So curious about other people’s creative process: how do you take your ideas and see them to fruition? One of my favorite exercises is to create a vision board of my new work. Essentially, I map out the character, journey, goals, and mood in a collage. And use that piece of handmade art as my … Read More
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Vision Board
With every new novel–and heck, to kick off every new phase in my life–I turn to my vision boards. These collages ground and guide me, reminding me of what’s truly important. What I need to focus on. Here, my good friend Lorie Ann Grover created a collage for me on our new fave site, Polyvore! … Read More
Vision Boarding 101
So many people contacted me about vision boarding. I thought I’d do a primer on them to encourage more of you to create your own. What better time than the beginning of a New Year to figure out what’s important to you, how you want to grow, and what you really need to do by … Read More
Vision Boarding 2009
I am a visual person: I remember passages in books based on where they are on the actual page. I learn from watching and then doing. For as long as I can remember, I’ve created vision boards for each of my new novels and for my yearly goals. Each image and word on these boards … Read More