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Two Questions to Ask Your Creative Self
Art / Creativity / Writing

Two Questions to Ask Your Creative Self

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Amy K. Nichols • Leave a comment

There’s a sticky note on the wall overlooking my desk. On it is written two questions. Are you a cooperative component? Or are you keeping yourself out of the game? I don’t remember now where I heard these questions. Maybe during a TED Talk. Anyway, I keep the questions there to remind me of the … Continue reading »

Art / Free stuff

5 Free Inspirational Wallpapers

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Amy K. Nichols • Leave a comment

It’s October. The temps are finally starting to cool off here in the desert. Neighbors have faux fall decorations on their doors and gauzy ghosts hanging in their trees. I have a book on submission and a couple of new projects started. It’s all good. To celebrate, I created five high-res motivational wallpapers for mobile … Continue reading »

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Neil Gaiman on Being an Artist

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Amy K. Nichols • Leave a comment

In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s Neil Gaiman’s advice to graduating students on living the life of an artist. Brilliant. Honest. Not to be missed. Continue reading »

Art / Free stuff

A Gift for You: Free inspirational wallpapers

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Amy K. Nichols • Leave a comment

On a cork board above my desk, I have three of my favorite quotes. Dwell in possibility. (Emily Dickinson) Do one thing every day that scares you. (Eleanor Roosevelt) Barn’s burnt down…now I can see the moon. (Masahide) Today is my birthday, and I feel like giving away free stuff. So I fashioned these quotes … Continue reading »

Art / News

My Sketchbook Project 2012: tree•house

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Amy K. Nichols • Leave a comment

On Tuesday, I sent my Sketchbook Project 2012 off to the Brooklyn Art Library. I have such an affinity for the Art House Co-op and the Sketchbook Project. The grassrootsiness of their mission resonates with me. The theme I chose for this project was “treehouse”, and I’m really happy with the idea/story that emerged from the … Continue reading »

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Amy K. Nichols is an author and artist living in the wilds of suburban Phoenix. This blog is where she explores creativity, life and the myriad things that make her geeky heart go pitter-pat.

Amy is represented by Quinlan Lee of Adams Literary. Her debut novel Now That You're Here, a YA science fiction thriller, will be published by Knopf in fall, 2014.

To read samples of her work, please visit www.amywrites.com.
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