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Raising the Titanic: Getting Back Into Your Writing Practice

by Shawn Radcliffe | Jun 20, 2014 | Writing

How many times have you spent months developing a strong writing practice only to have it destroyed when your finely honed writing schedule runs aground on an unforeseen life event. That iceberg lurking ahead in the misty writing waters could be anything—a cold that...

6 Ways to Take Control of Your Health and Make It Last

by Shawn Radcliffe | Mar 24, 2014 | Health, Nutrition

As a health and science writer, people frequently ask me questions about diet, exercise and medical conditions. It’s not surprising. In an age of Wikipedia and WebMD, people who want to take control of their health may be just as likely to reach out to their Facebook...

6 Tips to Set Your Creativity and Writing Free

by Shawn Radcliffe | Dec 9, 2013 | Creativity, Writing

If you are a writer, artist, or other creative professional, there’s probably a war going on in your mind. No, it’s not a battle between writing every day and watching movies on your computer. It’s a battle for control of your creativity … the...

Climate Models Show Mordor is as Hot as Texas

by Shawn Radcliffe | Dec 9, 2013 | Science, Technology

Considering a trip to Tolkien’s Middle Earth (not New Zealand, but the “real” one) but want to know what clothing to pack? If you’ve misplaced your copy of Frodor’s Travel Guide to the The Shire and Rivendell, don’t worry, climate scientists have you covered. In a new...

The Showering Guide to Creativity

by Shawn Radcliffe | Dec 4, 2013 | Creativity, Meditation

If you want to be an artist — maybe a writer or a painter, or one of those people who designs window displays at big name department stores in New York City — what’s the one thing you need? Talent? Sure, that helps. But you can learn skills that you...

The Law of Urination Revealed

by Shawn Radcliffe | Dec 3, 2013 | Science

It’s the moment we have all been waiting for. Scientists have finally revealed the Law of Urination, a theory that rivals both Evolution and the Higgs boson as the scientific find of the decade … or millennia. Developed by researchers at Georgia Tech, the...