January 26, 2026
A wooded trail in rich brown and yellow-green of a deep forest dominates the image. In the top, lefthand corner, an image of the cover of the book The Artist's Way sits. TEXT: Zina Mona - Free Your Creativity in 12 Weeks: A Review of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way
Published by Zina Mona at January 26, 2026
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Free Your Creativity in 12 Weeks: A Review of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way

Although the book works best as a program, The Artist’s Way can also be used as a reference book filled with exercises to complete anytime a little creative push is needed, and I think it is a great resource for educators. As a writer, I found the exercises well suited to creative writing, but activities can be used or adapted for other kinds of art, such as dance or photography.
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May 6, 2024
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Published by Tandy Malinak at May 6, 2024
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Worldbuilding 101: Timelines, Your Story Sequence

Timelines establish the sequence or schedule for your story. Everything on them should be necessary to the world or your characters and must be done in a precise order so that what you create makes sense in story form.
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February 18, 2024
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Published by Tandy Malinak at February 18, 2024
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Worldbuilding 101: Story Setting, Your World’s Framework

Story setting is more than just the physical stuff. It’s the mood and culture, period and genre, and many other things all wrapped into one. But it’s worth parsing out to find the sticky spots in your work that need more detail.
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November 18, 2023
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Published by Tandy Malinak at November 18, 2023
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Worldbuilding 101: Characters, the Story Foundation

Your characters are worldbuilding tools, but they are also much more. Use them correctly, interact with them as if they were real, and you’ll see them come to life. They’ll become the guides to your storyline and world.
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October 26, 2023
Published by Tandy Malinak at October 26, 2023
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Worldbuilding 101: Maps, the Story Blueprint

Your map represents the world your characters live in. It might be as small as a doll’s house or as large as a multi-galaxy supercluster, and that’s fine…provided you can keep it all straight.
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