As I’ve worked on revising my novel, I’ve been turning to visual art and poetry to exercise generative creativity. Visual art results in more concrete progress than what I’m seeing on my novel right now and lets different parts of my mind work. The focus on line-by-line writing and the weight of each word required when writing poetry helps hone my focus before I turn to revising the novel. I’ve got some poems in progress that I look forward to sharing, but my most complete project right now is my latest “micro art” piece, a colored pencil sketch of my horse, Scout. I get some of my best perspective on life while looking through her ears.

Here’s wishing you a happy Thanksgiving and many outlets for your own passions and creativity!