Creativity

Creativity is something that has always fascinated me. It's intangible (although the results are often very concrete), hard to define, see, or measure. It can also be very difficult to tap into at will or channel it, and it often has a mind of its own. Yet it drives all our creative endeavors and affects many aspects of our lives. Over the years, my creativity has run "hot and cold", but I'm convinced of two things:

1) *All* human beings are creative in one way or another. Our creativity might be expressed in different ways (art, music, writing, acting, gardening, decorating, raising children, politics, architecture, medicine, science, sports, etc.-the list is endless), *but* we each have a well of creativity inside us. I believe this creativity is the part of us, along with the soul, that most mirrors God/ Goddess/ Creator/ Supreme Being (pick your own label), just as I personally believe we are all co-creators with our God/ Goddess/ Creator/ Supreme Being, to some extent.

2) We never lose that creativity. It might atrophy and become dormant, but it's always there inside us, and it can be awakened at any time in our lives.

Good thing, too. I've found my own creativity waning over the years. The publishing business is tough (make that *grueling*) and often discouraging (tell you something new, right?). So many aspects of the business are out of our control. Add life in general to the mix, and the creativity can be driven back into the dark recesses of the psyche, seemingly lost in the mad rush of living and surviving. I've got some thoughts about that, too (hey, I'm a writer!). Next blog, hopefully in the near future, I'll discuss creativity some more.

Have a great Wednesday! ~ Catherine

The "Big Girls" are coming out to play!

Yep, I know I started my blog site four months ago. Yep, I know I haven't posted anything since. But I've always been a slow starter :-) Anyway, now that I'm going to be part of an ultra-cool blogging circuit with some fabulous paranormal romance authors and mega-agent Deidre Knight, I guess I'd better start posting on a regular basis. And who might these fabulous authors be (I'm sure *someone* wants to know!)? They include C.J. Barry, Robin D. Owens, Gena Showalter, Jaci Burton, Marianne Mancusi, MaryJanice Davidson, Angela Knight, and Morgan Hawke, with more to come. Wow! I'm playing with the "big girls" of the paranormal romance genre (what the heck am I doing in this group???). We're going to talk up the industry and tell the world about our books and have an awesome time. So check in often. Very often! Very, very often! I'll be posting again soon.

~ Catherine

How did this happen?

Hello! Welcome to my . . . universe. Well, heck. I didn't mean to start a blog . . . at least not yet. Of course, since I'm a major procrastinator, it might have been months, possibly years, before I got around to actually doing a blog. I was still working on making a New Year's resolution not to procrastinate so much--LOL.

Actually, I was trying to post on another blog--that of Vickie Taylor, who's a fabulous author (and who just happens to be one of my multi-talented and amazing critique partners). The system told me I had to sign in first, and then one thing led to another, and, well, here I am.

So I guess I'll be commenting on my writing life (or lack of it, depending on my life) from time to time. When I am writing, I write paranormal romances. I currently have five futuristic romances in print, and I'm now working on some paranormal stories set on current-day earth. While I'm at it, I might even throw in some of the antics of my two dogs, two cats, two almost-adult kids, and husband (I only have one of those).

So do check in from time to time. You can see whether or not I'm sticking to my resolution not to procrastinate (when I get around to making it ).

Here's to a fabulous 2005, filled with good health, peace, happiness, and prosperity.

~ Catherine