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    Recipe for a César Vallejo Poem
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Mar 7
    • 3 min

    Recipe for a César Vallejo Poem

    In 2007 I took a poetry writing course at the Omega Institute for Holistic Health in Rhinebeck, New York. My key takeaway from that...
    Literary Fashion: Formula 5 Batch System Writing
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Jan 22
    • 1 min

    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:...
    You’ve Finished Your Novel. Now What?
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Nov 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    You’ve Finished Your Novel. Now What?

    That smile is a beautiful place to start! Celebrate! You showed up for yourself. Rest. You’ve tried something new. Stepping out of your...
    NaNoWriMo Week Three of Four: My Novel in Progress
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    NaNoWriMo Week Three of Four: My Novel in Progress

    Here’s what’s happening with Sweet Fathom, my novel during this third week of NaNoWriMo. That’s because I’m writing a different novel....
    It’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! Week One of Four
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    It’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! Week One of Four

    Want to write a novel? You’re not alone. Each year, on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world begin their novel....
    The Truth about Writing
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Oct 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Truth about Writing

    “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something–anything–down on...
    In the ballroom at the Airport Sheraton Hotel…
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    In the ballroom at the Airport Sheraton Hotel…

    “In the ballroom at the Airport Sheraton Hotel, a team of men and women sit inside separate booths, curtained off from each other. They...
    “Art is the means we have of undoing the damage of haste. It’s what everything else isn’t.”
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • May 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    “Art is the means we have of undoing the damage of haste. It’s what everything else isn’t.”

    ― THEODORE ROETHKE It’s Not too Late or too Silly to Indulge Your Creativity Steampunk Chicken: Opening the Mind with Surrealist Art “The...
    Lynda Barry Daily Image Journal
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • May 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Lynda Barry Daily Image Journal

    This blog post is an excerpt from my book, The Writer’s Toy Chest. In her book What It Is Lynda calls the Daily Image Journal “noticing...
    Must You Write? Dig Deep Into Yourself for the Answer.
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • May 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Must You Write? Dig Deep Into Yourself for the Answer.

    German-language poet Rainer Maria Rilke tells us: “This most of all: ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: must I write?...
    Keep the Juice in the Lemon
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
    Who’s Ready for 2021?
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Dec 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Who’s Ready for 2021?

    In a June 2020 blog post, I outlined goals for the remainder of 2020. I’m updating how I did here. Books June 2020 goal: Finish and...
    In Joy
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    In Joy

    Joy is a conduit for procreative power. Want to write pain-free? Follow joy. For me joy includes the warmth of sun on my skin, its color...
    It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect It Just Has to Be
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Aug 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    Do It Like Dada
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Do It Like Dada

    Gina’s 2017 Writing Journal: From the walking trail in route to the parking lot, I heard children’s yelps in the playground to my left....
    “The arts…are a very human way of making life more bearable…”
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    “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...
    How Visual Art Practice Advances Writing
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Jul 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    How Visual Art Practice Advances Writing

    A year-long journey in Expressive Arts Training in 2011 helped me to understand how my writing benefitted from varied art modalities such...
    Got a Minute? Write Your Memoir
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Mar 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Got a Minute? Write Your Memoir

    In these 10, one-minute videos you have everything you need to start – and keep writing – your memoir. Letterip!
    Project Management: The Right Team = Project Steam
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Oct 20, 2019
    • 3 min

    Project Management: The Right Team = Project Steam

    Take the time to build the right team and your project will practically propel itself. Here’s how: Create an Ideal Team Member Profile...
    Emotional Intelligence in Project Management: Recognize Don’t Demonize
    Gina Greenlee, Author
    • Oct 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    Emotional Intelligence in Project Management: Recognize Don’t Demonize

    The heart of project management is having sufficient common sense, humanity and emotional intelligence to effectively interact with a...
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