Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:17:00 +0000 As a coach, I’ve worked with clients sometimes for years on their novel and memoir. Most clients look...

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:13:59 +0000The town I live in in Massachusetts has a reputation. For decades, Haverhill has been known for its petty...

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:20:20 +0000 Because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and other disturbing weather patterns, I’m holding a Writing and...

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:15:04 +0000 Bouquet, kerepesi cemetery, budapest, www.carolineallen.com I had an interesting conversation with a...

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:55:07 +0000 The protagonist of my first novel Earth is named Pearl, as is a metaphor for the black pearl, as in rare...

I am the devil. Yes, that’s what they tell me, these people who see my art or my lifestyle, and back toward the door holding up some...

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:04:24 +0000 This past Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of the World Trade Center disaster, I was talking to a friend...

2009-12-30 20:23:51Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:23:51 +0000 A multiple-choice question for you. I will begin and stick to a regular writing...

2010-05-27 14:59:10Thu, 27 May 2010 14:59:10 +0000 I knew an artist who after having an abortion used dolls for an art project — she...

2017-04-29 17:15:20Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:15:20 +0000 What is your “personal mythology”? How can you tap into it, access the core of your...

2010-02-05 14:38:20Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:38:20 +0000 I’m in my shrink’s office in Lowell, MA talking about parental jealousy. Lowell is an...

2010-02-05 13:02:41Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:02:41 +0000 Drip, Drip, Drip, acrylic on paper, www.carolineallen.com As a coach, I come across a...

2009-11-30 21:22:25Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:22:25 +0000 As a writer and a writing coach, I’ve dealt often with fear around writing a piece...

2010-01-20 01:13:50Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:13:50 +0000 Driving home from Boston late at night on a Saturday night, I am hollering like a mad...

2010-01-14 17:01:23Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:01:23 +0000 I have a friend in London who is a visual artist, Patricia Wynn Davies,...

2010-05-08 16:10:14Sat, 08 May 2010 16:10:14 +0000[slideshow] Stream of Consciousness Series, from acrylic base to “rough draft”, a new...

2010-03-23 16:35:12Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:35:12 +0000 Over the past couple of years, a client and I worked together to write the rough draft...

2017-03-27 00:02:50Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:02:50 +0000 “Home,” by Caroline Allen, part of the Outside the Lines Series, one painting a day...

2012-10-06 18:44:41Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:44:41 +0000 We’re seeking someone to work 10 hours a week for three months, both on mundane tasks...

2010-01-07 14:54:15Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:54:15 +0000 I just received an interesting e-mail from a client. How do we write with authenticity...