by christawojo@gmail.com | Jul 6, 2022 | Art Beyond Words, Blog, The Sculptor, Uncategorized
My upcoming novel, Oblivion Black, is about a disillusioned painter who turns to drugs. She has a wake up call when she survives an overdose and realizes how easily she could’ve slipped into the black void of death. Throughout the creation of this book, I...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jun 9, 2016 | Artist Dates, Blog, On Creativity, Uncategorized
I used to want to be a painter more than I wanted to be a writer. As high school graduation approached, my art teacher encouraged me to look at art schools moved me up to portfolio classes, but I gave up before I got started. I didn’t see a future in it. How...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jul 22, 2015 | For Writers
Excerpt from Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham. I finally finished reading Of Human Bondage. Honestly, I didn’t want it to end. It’s an amazing book that resonated with me on multiple levels. My copy has kept me company toilet-side for the past...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2015 | For Writers, On Art, On Creativity
I’m still studying Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham. As I said in my first article about the book, great writers are those who write stories that are relevant throughout time. They expose universal truths that apply to our lives no matter what century we...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2014 | Kristine Poole, The Sculptor
Artist Kristine Poole will be helping me with my series-in-progress! My series, under the working title The Sculptor of New Hope, was a spontaneous creation. I didn’t have time to do the proper research when I decided to attempt my first National Novel Writing...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Nov 3, 2014 | Klimt, Monthly Prize
*drum rolls* (in game show host voice) Tami Abrioooooooo!!! Give her a big hand, folks. *applause* I’m sending the Klimt bags out today. One goes to my lovely Nifty Prize winner, Tami in Cali, and one goes to me! *more applause* Stay tuned for pics of us looking...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Oct 6, 2014 | On Creativity, Quote Images
How powerful is your imagination? As I said in a recent post, when I write I feel like I’m channeling a parallel universe. Sometimes I even feel like by imagining the story, I’ve created a new reality. Whether one believes in string theory, bubble...
