Mari L. McCarthy is The Founder and Journaling Therapy Guide at CreateWriteNow.com. She learned about the transformative power of journaling—and of ambidextrous handwriting—when she temporarily lost function on the right…
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The Productive Writer: an Interview with Author Margo Dill
Margo L. Dill is the author of young adult fiction and picture books in addition to working as a freelance writer, editor, teacher and writing coach. Her work has appeared…
The Productive Writer: an Interview with Best-Selling Author Bob Mayer
Bob Mayer knows a thing or two about being a productive writer. With over 50 published books, this NY Times bestselling author, former Green Beret and CEO has sold over…
Grokking the Connections: an Interview with O’Reilly VP Sara Winge
Sara Winge is VP for O’Reilly Radar, the division of O’Reilly Media dedicated to anticipating emerging trends in technology. She’s also one of the pioneers of the unconference and her…
The Productive Writer: an Interview with Food Writing Expert Dianne Jacob
Dianne Jacob is an award-winning author and writing teacher; she won the Cordon D’Or International award for Best Literary Food Reference Book in 2005 the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in…
The Habits of an Urban Farmer: an Interview with Novella Carpenter
Novella Carpenter is an author and founder of Ghost Town Farm, an innovative urban farm in an Oakland neighborhood that was better known for its vacant lots and high crime…
Habits for Life Below Zero: an Interview with Kate Rorke Bassich
Kate Rorke Bassich is accustomed to having her habits scrutinized by strangers: she’s one of the stars of National Geographic’s Life Below Zero, a documentary series that chronicles the lives…
Tools for Living: an Interview with Nonprofit Founder Dustin Zuckerman
Photo by Gabe Meline courtesy of The Bohemian. Dustin Zuckerman is the founder of the Santa Rosa Tool Library, a nonprofit lending library of hand and power tools that’s been…
Linda Stone: Attention and the Essential Self
“It’s time to start talking about what we’re getting right, about what we are accomplishing and enjoying instead of what we still have to do and how we’re failing to…
Hard Work and Resiliency: An Interview with Researcher Joseph Ferrari
“Don’t give up, reinvent yourself when you can—learn to adapt. There is a saying, ‘you can’t control the wind, but you can adjust the sails.’ This means life will present…