Good Housekeeping

Cultivate Creativity at Home

I was a very dreamy kind of kid, the type who was always drawing. I created a family newspaper at a young age and, with an equally artsy pal down the block, I’d make up stories and write plays and songs to perform for the neighborhood parents.

Even today I’d say the number one word I’d use to describe myself as an adult is “creative.” Writing is my profession, and outside work I still enjoy drawing, painting and coming up with creative approaches to solving problems. Not surprisingly, I was always

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