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How to Live a More Creative Life
Dear Readers, I just listened to this interesting podcast about being creative. It’s a short podcast that helped me see how everyone can be creative in smalls ways and sometimes big ways. It turns out it’s not a character trait that only a few lucky people possess. It’s actually a choice to be creative. Listen…
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Keep Coming Back
Hello dear Readers, I’m back. I know I haven’t written much lately about the progress of illustrating my children’s book. Life has a way of throwing me off course, (like a new dog!) but here I am writing to you again. It’s good to be back at the drawing table. I actually made some progress!…
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Cherry Tree
There’s a pink goddess outside my window Her dark strong arms stretch up high into the sky Blossoms adorn her many limbs Proud, gentle and pink She does not hide her beauty For she knows it will soon fade The winds of change come And her pink blossoms rain down Covering the ground with pink snow …
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Crack the Door Open
Just a little … It seems when considering any possible change or unknown adventure, if I just crack the door open a little, amazing things start to happen. This evening before dinner, instead of putting it off again, I allowed myself an hour to do some art. I was amazed what flowed out onto the…
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The things we do for love
I used to criticize dog owners picking up their dog’s poop everyday. Gross. You’ll never catch me doing that! I thought. Well, guess what I’m doing everyday now. Yup. You guessed it. If this dog wasn’t so darn cute and if she hadn’t made me smile and laugh the minute I saw her photos online,…
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My Art and A Dog
I’m back at it again, drawing pictures for my children’s story. This time with a lovable, watchful dog by my side. I’m surprised it feels easier to keep coming back to my illustrations with this dog around. It took a few days to adjust & develop a daily routine with her, but now our morning…
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A New Leap of Faith: Pursuing possibilities again
Hello Readers, I haven’t posted anything the last few Sundays. Life took an unexpected turn. My daughter came to visit for a week before her federal job is reinstated. I haven’t seen her in a year, so it was a welcome sudden change in plans. While she was here she said, “Mom, you need to…
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Leap of Faith Linda: For the First Time
Hello Readers, It’s been a busy week, not much time for illustrating my story. Taxes took much of my time this week, but now they’re finally done & ready for my CPA. I never like doing taxes, but once I start I enjoy the process of looking back over the past year and remembering what…
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Leap of Faith Linda: Progress not perfection
Hello Readers, As promised, I’m sharing my progress with illustrating my first children’s book. This past week I met with other artists at a local coffee shop. We gather once a week around a large rectangular table, sip tea or coffee, talk, and work on our own art projects. This time I worked on my…
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Leap of Faith Linda
Dear Readers, Have you ever tried to do something new and fear gets in your way? Me too. I want to illustrate a children’s story I wrote because I know it will help kids in Los Angeles who lost their homes in those horrific fires in January. I used to live in LA, so the…
Linda Marie Marten
- Creating stories that touch the hearts of children and adults
Linda Marie Marten 