The holiday season has a way of pulling us in all directions at once as our days fill with gatherings, obligations, lists and last-minute errands. Even if we’re immune from seasonal commitments, it’s impossible to avoid the noise, urgency and crowds, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. More often than not, this is when we start putting our creativity on hold ”until things settle down.”

But creativity doesn’t wait for quiet. It waits for permission.

And this time of year, with its long nights and reflective stillness, offers us the perfect reminder that inspiration isn’t something we must chase…it’s something we can choose.

Today, as the world leans toward celebration and giving, what if you gave yourself a different kind of gift this year…the gift of reawakening your inner voice, rekindling your imagination and reigniting your creative passion?

What if you allowed this season to reconnect you to your stories, to the stories only you can tell?

The Season of Returning to Your Inner Light

Even in the midst of the season’s busy bustle, the shorter days and longer nights invite us to go inward, to reflect, to slow down, to pause just long enough to hear ourselves.

For writers and all creatives, that’s not only an invitation, it’s an opportunity. It’s an opportunity to let ourselves be inspired, of course. Yet there’s an even greater opportunity available to us. As we celebrate the return of the light with the Solstice, we can also celebrate our inner light by recommitting to the creative path that illuminates us from within.

Creating Space for Inspiration

It isn’t always easy to make that commitment, especially at this time of year. That’s why I created Winter Writes for you.

Winter Writes is an oasis of creative inspiration and support where, one evening a week, the noise and busyness fall away and the voice of your Muse can be heard and heeded.

If you’re longing for renewed inspiration, fresh ideas or simply the joy of writing without pressure, now is the perfect moment to step into that space with my Winter Writes workshop series, the perfect supportive, small-group space to reconnect with your inner voice and explore your creativity.

A Season for Giving…Including to Yourself

We often treat creativity as something indulgent, something we’ll get to when everything else is done. But your creativity isn’t indulgent. It’s essential. It’s where meaning resides. It’s where connection begins. It’s where your authentic self speaks.

Here’s the thing. Your creative expression is more than a gift from you to you. It’s a gift from you to everyone who will be touched by your words, by your stories, by your light.

That’s why this season isn’t only about receiving inspiration. It’s also about sharing it.

Many readers, students and clients tell me they give my books, recordings, courses, private sessions and group events (like Winter Writes) to friends and family who need encouragement or a gentle nudge toward their own creative dreams. Inspiring others to create can be one of the most meaningful gifts we give.

A New Invitation: “The Way of the Creative Fool”

This year, I’m especially excited to share my newest book, The Way of the Creative Fool: How to Bust Through Your Blocks and Unleash Your Full Creative Potential, a step-by-step guide to freeing your creative spirit and expressing your creative passion…more easily than you ever imagined possible.

It’s for anyone in any creative field who is ready to shed perfectionism, hesitation and self-judgment and embrace a more playful, trusting relationship with creativity and their Muse.

If winter calls us inward, The Way of Creative Fool calls us forward…with courage, openness, playfulness and delight. It’s a powerful companion for anyone setting out on (or restarting) their creative journey.

Discover how to step more fully (and Fool-ly!) onto your creative path with The Way of the Creative Fool: Preorder your copy of The Way of the Creative Fool today!

Gifts of Inspiration…for Yourself and Others

Whether you’re looking to supercharge your own creativity or to support the writers and artists in your life, there are options for every budget, genre and experience level this season:

Winter Writes: The most nurturing and supportive creative community you’ll ever experience; open to all writers, new and seasoned alike, whatever you’re writing or are feeling called to write. Space is limited. Claim yours now!
The Way of the Creative Fool: Wherever you are on your creative journey, The Way of the Creative Fool is the roadmap that will get you where you need to go. Preorder your signed copy today!.
Books & Recordings for Writers: Need a dose of creative inspiration? What about help birthing your book, memoir or screenplay? Looking to go deeper with your journaling? Challenged to find time to write? Here’s where you’ll find all the resource you need.
Fiction That Inspires the Creative Spirit in Us All: Whether it’s the bards and storytellers in The Legend of Q’ntana or the writers and artists of The Sara Stories, you’ll always be entertained and inspired! Browse my novels here or in paperback or ebook from all online booksellers.
The Mark David Gerson School of Writing: Books, recordings, courses, workshops, coaching and mentoring for anyone seeking guidance, inspiration and support. Find the perfect gift, including for you, among the school’s offerings.

These offerings aren’t just products or programs. They’re invitations…to listen, to trust, to imagine, to create.

A Season of Creative Renewal

The holidays remind us of the importance of giving. But they also remind us that some gifts must come from within. The gift of time. The gift of attention. The gift of inspiration. And some of those gifts are for us.

As you settles in to this holiday and Solstice season, may you find moments of stillness where your creativity can breathe and flourish.

And may you remember, now and always: Your creativity isn’t a luxury. It is a light. Your light. And the world needs it.

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Give Yourself the Gift of Creative Inspiration!