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Reading as Rx

The latest issue of ReadyMade features a piece called “Required Reading,” which highlights a London institution called The School of Life, where “bibliotherapists” prescribe books to their “patients.” Give your bibliotherapist a list of your reading preferences and some life goals, and you’ll get your own personalized reading list. Hot, right? Unfortunately for the broke-asses …

July 28, 2010 – 9:16 am | By Laura Roberts | Posted in Book Reviews, Creativity boosting tools, Life of an Artist, Literature, London | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Thriving on the Deadline: Motivational Tips and Tricks

No matter who you are or what you choose to do with your life, motivating yourself is always going to be part of the challenge, although sometimes this seems especially true for freelancers. Sure, some days you’ll spring out of bed and gnaw away on the projects you need to finish with the intensity of …

June 29, 2010 – 12:09 pm | By Laura Roberts | Posted in Austin, Life of an Artist, Work, Writing Tips | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Boosting your creativity with free apps: OmmWriter

Back in the glorious days of an Austin winter (glorious mainly because of the dead landscape, whose lack of pollen didn’t inherently tip off my allergies and require heavy OTC medication), I mentioned a free app that had inspired a few of my winter haiku. The freebie in question? OmmWriter, a Zen-like writing application that …

May 24, 2010 – 6:47 pm | By Laura Roberts | Posted in Austin, Creativity boosting tools, Haiku A Day, Life of an Artist | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

The Complete Wisdom of Weirdos on the Bus

It’s official: I have to write a collection of short stories, entitled The Complete Wisdom of Weirdos on the Bus. There should probably be something catchier in there, placed before a colon, like maybe “Tell me about your conspiracy theories!” or “Look out!” or even “Wine, Women and Weed.” It’s all in there, I swear. …

March 28, 2010 – 8:40 am | By Laura Roberts | Posted in Austin, Life of an Artist, Literature, Short Fiction, Story Ideas | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)