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As you know, each month I offer coaching tips, ideas and inspiration to support you in your writing, creativity and personal growth. Please send your comments and questions and I'll write back personally or respond in a future edition of A-Muse Letter.

NEWS:

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UPCOMING EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS:

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13th - Virtual Writing Circle Begins!

Join our Virtual Writing Circle! We'll meet two times a month by telephone bridge line.

If you are:

A writer or aspiring writer, wanting to connect with other writers Looking for support and gentle feedback on your writing An experienced writer, wanting to jumpstart a writing project Needing to brush up writing basics and improve your writing habits

Then a Virtual Writing Circle may be for you!

You'll receive:

Two one-hour sessions per month of a professionally coached group writing experience A facilitator who is a licensed and experienced psychotherapist, as well as an experienced writer, coach and teacher A supportive community of other writers you can connect to virtually An opportunity to meet with Susan 1:1 by phone for monthly mini-sessions, as needed

This is a great opportunity to receive group coaching at a fraction of the cost of individual coaching.

Only $65 per month.

For more information: Click Here for a pdf document or contact Susan Borkin at susan@susanborkin.com or call 1.800.552.WRITE.

To register: Click here to register!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009 LOW-COST MONTHLY TELESEMINAR - This teleseminar continues where our 2008 teleseminars left off but with a slightly new format and packed with even more information!

The first teleseminar in the 2009 series is in two parts.

Know you want to make some BIG changes this year? Not sure where to start?

In this 2-part teleseminar you will:

• Identify the goals you really want and are most likely to achieve!
• Create your own personalized 3-Step Success Strategy
• Get into action and create he momentum to keep on going
• Learn 4 easy ways to overcome any obstacle that arises
• And much, much more!

Never been to a teleseminar? A teleseminar is a virtual classroom. Accessible by telephone, you simply sign-up before hand then dial in at the appointed time. No travel, no hassle. Listen or be part of a class from anywhere in the world!

Only $27 for both teleseminars

Can't make both sessions? No worries. Sign-up anyway and we'll automatically send you the recording and workbook.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28th, 2009 - PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR NEW AND BEGINNING WRITERS - Full-day workshop: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, De Anza College, Cupertino, California.

If you want to start writing and don't know how to begin, your writing has stalled, you are feeling out-of-focus or you simply want to bring more writing into your life, this is the seminar for you. Although publishing may be your eventual goal, emphasis will be on the process of writing. All genres and skill levels (including absolute beginners) welcome.

Included:

• Tips and tricks to get started writing and keep going
• Get moving again when your writing has stalled
• Get your writing organized!
• Keep track of your ideas
• Silence your inner critic
• Manage your resistance
• Break through writer's block
• Deal with rejection

To register, phone: (408) 864-8817

If you are interested in finding out more about Susan Borkin’s availability to speak to your group or organization, click here or contact Susan at 408.973.7877

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BOOKS TO STIMULATE YOUR WRITING AND CREATIVITY By Susan Borkin

Writing From the Inside Out: Using a Journal for Personal Growth and Transformation When Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes: The Healing Power of Writing

Both books are available for previewing and ordering at www.susanborkin.com. Sample chapters are only available to preview.

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GRATIS CORNER

Find out! Just contact me for a Complimentary Coaching Consultation and we'll talk about it. Phone (800) 552-WRITE, that's (800) 552-9748 or write to me at susan@susanborkin.com to find out more.

• Need some journaling tips? Send for your GRATIS BONUS ARTICLE "JUMPSTART YOUR JOURNALING" Send an e-mail to susan@susanborkin.com, requesting the article by name.
  

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INAUGURATE YOUR CREATIVITY

I've just returned from a long weekend to the Washington D.C. area to celebrate a family birthday. While visiting the area, it's impossible not to notice the energy around the upcoming inauguration.

Walking through several museum exhibits I began to think about the meaning of the word---inauguration.

"Begin use of..."

"Put into operation..."

"Create new..."

Picking up words, phrases and ideas as I wandered, I created the following list of ways to inaugurate more creativity into our lives:

PLAY A NEW WAY WITH THE EVERY DAY

• Use your wastebasket for a basketball game. Take crumpled first drafts or reject letters and toss into the waste container. Keep track of your score.
  
  
• Find as many uses as possible (other than writing) for the No. 2 yellow pencil sitting in your pen and pencil mug.
  
  

SEE THINGS FOR WHAT THEY COULD BE, INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY ARE

• Is there anything else you can do with that kitchen strainer?
  
  
• What else can you make out of that can or bottle your were about to recycle?

(Hint: Ask a child to play with you!)

LET SOLUTIONS COME TO YOU

• Be open to new ways of doing things as you go throughout the day. Perhaps you're stuck on a phrase or with a paragraph. Draw with crayons or paint with watercolors for a while and see what comes up.
  
  
• Walk outside and notice the patterns your boots make in the snow (or bare feet in the sand). Pick up sticks, pinecones, leaves and rocks. Make a simple toy with what you find.
  
  

IF SOMETHING MAKES YOU LAUGH OR CRY OR TUGS AT YOUR HEART....

• Write about it, knit it, sew it or bake it.
  
  
• Think about it, explore it, sketch it, create it, try it or tweak it!
  
  

All best to you,

If you find yourself needing help managing your creative process contact me and request a GRATIS SESSION via phone or in person. Phone (800) 552-WRITE, that's (800) 552-9748 or write to me at susan@susanborkin.com to find out more.

ABOUT SUSAN BORKIN

Susan Borkin, M.A. is a licensed psychotherapist, coach and writer. She is the founder of Write Now! a professional practice specializing in the use of writing for personal and professional growth. Susan specializes in helping people overcome creative blocks and achieve deep personal transformation through the use of writing. A personal growth writing teacher for more than twenty-five years, she is the author of When Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes: The Healing Power of Writing and Writing From the Inside Out: Using a Journal for Personal Growth & Transformation.

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