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 052-Lean Into the What If
We’re wrapping up Season Six of Creative Lift: Ring in a New Year of Creativity. If you’ve found...
Creative Lift 051- A Fresh Page
Happy New Year! If you’re finding this post around the time it was published, you’ve just crossed...
Creative Lift 050- Make it a Game
I often encourage people to play their way to the page, which may sound whimsical, but I mean...
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)!