Spark Creativity
Writerly Play experiences use Design Thinking, improv, and other perspective-shifting tools to give you creative confidence.
To begin, say “Yes, and …” and follow where your curiosity leads. Often, you’ll discover a reframe that allows you to see your problem in a new light. Shortly after comes a lightbulb moment. Aha! I know what step to take next. And that, right there, is creative confidence.

Creative Lift Podcast
Are you a writer?
Or any kind of narrative artist? If you take your work, your practice and your growth seriously enough to dare to play your way to the page, this podcast is for you.

Writerly Play Blog
Creative Lift 59- Living the Artful Life: Dare Greatly
Much has already been researched, said, and written about the tension between creativity and fear....
Creative Lift 58- Permission to Play
Have you ever thought about the importance of play in your life? In episode 58 of Creative Lift,...
Creative Lift 57- Design for Delight
In her book, Present Over Perfect, Shauna Niequist asks, ″What would our lives be like if our days...
Writing Tools
Try a writing tool that allows you to write around the edges of your story and gain fresh insight. A few minutes of seemingly purposeless play can unlock surprising discoveries (and save you lots of time, too)!