Formula 5

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 22, 20221 min read

Literary Fashion: Formula 5 Batch System Writing

Reading, writing, clothing design, playing with ideas. My Literary Fashion series combines them all. First on the “catwalk” is Formula 5:...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 13, 20203 min read

Keep the Juice in the Lemon

When I was 32 years old I told a close friend that I wanted to be a professional writer. He said, “If you haven’t done it by now you...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Sep 5, 20202 min read

It’s Not too Late or too Silly to Indulge Your Creativity

“No matter what your age or your life path, whether making art is your career or your hobby or your dream, it is not too late or too...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 16, 20202 min read

It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect It Just Has to Be

One day in 2013, after a collage-making frenzy, I looked about my apartment at the tornado of art supplies and considered putting order...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 20, 20202 min read

“The arts…are a very human way of making life more bearable…”

“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake.” –Kurt Vonnegut, Jr In the...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Sep 29, 20194 min read

Help Your Brain Better Encode and Recall Important Information

Before I developed the Formula 5 system, I was overwhelmed by ideas. Couldn’t keep them straight. Then I watched Peter Doolittle’s TED...