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Tag: writing

What to Do with Your Crazy Ideas

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015Artists/Creativity, Idea Giveaways, Writing Videos

“Have you ever watched someone’s face when they utter the words, ‘I have a crazy idea’? It lights up! Why? Because in that moment they are experiencing untethered imagination, when the words ‘what if’ seem oh, so possible.” Those are the opening lines to my new video “What to Do with Your Crazy Ideas.” It’s...

Ink Smudges on Fingertips

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015Artists/Creativity

The other day I sent a handwritten note to a friend, only to have him tell me he could not read what I wrote. “My handwriting has always been bad,” I said. “Not this bad,” he replied. And I’m sure he’s right, because who has time to write by hand anymore and why bother?  We...

Are You Worth More Than a Dollar an Hour?

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015Artists/Creativity

As a teen, I was such a good babysitter that I got regular calls from nine different families! I thought it was because I was always available, played well with the kids, and cleaned up the messes. Now, I think it was also because I was the bargain of the century. At a dollar an...

How Doing Something Wrong Can Sometimes Feel So Right

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014Artists/Creativity

The other day I was invited to a party at one of those places where everyone drinks wine and learns how to paint the same picture. I’ve never been a good artist, and that night my right arm was hurting from typing all day. I didn’t want to irritate it further by holding up a...

Are We Doomed Through Censorship to Repeat Our Mistakes?

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014Artists/Creativity

Not to wax political, but it’s almost impossible for me not to talk about censorship this week. As many of my author friends are blogging about Banned Books Week, I’ve been taking note of a different type of censorship. Recently, high school students and teachers in several Denver schools walked out to protest a school...

How to Write Great Dialogue – Part II

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014Artists/Creativity, Writing Videos

I do a one-woman show based on my book Dancing in Combat Boots, but few people know that the show actually started out as a fundraising effort for a local theater, and I performed it with several actresses. As we were back stage prepping before the show, one of the actresses was running some of her...

How to Write Great Dialogue – Part I

August 8, 2014August 8, 2014Artists/Creativity, Writing Videos

While this blog generally focuses on all types of artists, I confess this post is directed primarily to the writing community. I wanted to share the new writing video that just went up on my YouTube channel Teresa Funke. Because writing good dialogue is such a challenge for so many writers, I’ll actually be covering...

Can the Arts Better Lives and Give Hope?

April 5, 2014April 5, 2014Artists/Creativity, Causes

I asked my friend, Rose Moon, why she thought artists were important. “Artists are the storytellers of each generation,” she said. If it weren’t for Rose, the at-risk teens she works with at HalfMoon Arts in Fort Collins, Colorado might never have a voice. In providing art instruction and a safe haven, she is also...

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