Exciting News for the Writing and Creative Life!

Exciting News for our Writing Community!
from Lucy Adkins and Becky Breed

Hello friends, we have some exciting news to share! Since the publication of our first book, Writing in Community, we have become more and more interested in all the ways we and those around us express our creative powers. Not only in writing (which is still our creativity “go-to!”) but also in painting, making music, all the traditional ways we think of creativity, and in the very way we live our lives. We use our creativity every day. To solve problems, to create more beauty in our lives. To find the right words to say to a friend who is hurting. Our creativity is vital, essential to who we are. And the good news is that we are all wildly creative, each and every one of us. Let us repeat that. We are all wildly creative, each and every one!

This belief is the underlying principle of our new book, The Fire Inside: A Companion for the Creative Life which will be published in June of 2021. It is composed of 120 essays which can be read in five to ten minutes each, so that you can enjoy the book either by 1) reading it from beginning to end as an easily-flowing “whole” or 2) as a daily “dose” of inspiration.

The subject matter revolves around an invitation to step further into the creative life, peek into the mysteries of inspiration, learn how artist/writer communities can help along the way, and begin to take steps forward in your creativity. The book is packed with stories, anecdotes, creative suggestions, and ideas. We are so pleased and excited, and can’t wait until it is released. We think you’ll like what you see.

In working with our publisher, we’ve written this book to be part of the series titled “The Essential Writing and Creativity Series.” Writing in Community is Volume One of the series, and The Fire Inside is Volume Two. Volume Three of the series, yet to be named, will be a collection of writing prompts and exercises for poets and writers of all genres, writing solo or in writing groups.

In addition, because of its inclusion in a series, we’ve redesigned the cover of Writing in Community.

And now more news! We are also re-designing our website, and changing its name to The Writing and Creative Life. We’re working with a great web designer, John Wooten, and are making the changes gradually. You can go there now at www.thewritingandcreativelife.com and take a look at our changes so far, and keep track of our updates as they appear.

Our blog will continue with a new post every month, and if you’re a subscriber, you will receive an email notification of its publication. We thank you for allowing us into your lives (and into your inboxes!) If you’re not a subscriber, we invite you to go to our website and sign up. Please know that our goal remains to provide a community for you as a creative person and to share information which will be interesting and helpful as you walk along the path. Thank you and stay tuned!

Lucy Adkins and Becky Breed