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Sally’s Newest Blog:

Bringing the Voices in Our Heads to Life - I often wonder if all writers are borderline schizophrenics who have simply learned to channel the voices in our heads into a creative outlet, thereby saving our sanity. Because, yes, we have people constantly talking to us, telling us stories, insisting that we devote our undivided attention to committing their tales to paper (or computer screen). I am curious how "normal" people go through their lives, day in and day out, all alone in their heads, with no one telling them stories and transporting them elsewhere. How boring that must be. I first started listening to these voices as a very young child though they initially spoke in my mother's particular storytelling timber and tone. A warm, mellifluous sound that I would ride into dreams, as she would read me to sleep. I'd inevitably continue the story in that dark, fluid world I created as I slumbered. And I would be surprised when Mom would later read to me the author's version which hardly ever gelled with the ending my subconscious had invented. I don't remember when that multitude of voices escaped into the real world of daylight hours and day-to-day responsibilities. Perhaps,it was a gradual thing, so that I never knew anything else. A case of my imaginary friends surviving adolescence. But are the typical childhood imaginary friends always associated with a story as mine are? In fact, the loudest, most enduring individuals in my head are always born at the exact same time as a specific story. At that moment, I typically know four things: a name, a basic description of the person who wears that name, the first sentence of the story and how the story will end. The rest is negotiation (i.e. scores of rewrites) between me and those voices, as I become obsessed with discovering ...more

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Using Creativity & Storytelling to Build Bridges

Thank you for visiting my website. I firmly believe that Creativity and Storytelling are hardwired into the human mind — it’s how we learn, share and define ourselves. It’s also been one of the keys to our evolution as a species and as a society. In these increasingly divisive times, we need to harness our native creativity to find solutions together. I hope we can work together to build those bridges. ~Sally Wiener Grotta

“There is hope for the future when authors like you open readers’ eyes and hearts to understanding and overcoming hatred and prejudice.” ~ Shirley Covet

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Inspiring creativity and team cohesion

Capturing the imagination of your customers or readers

Celebrating Traditional Tradespeople

Discovering new potentials through creativity

Taking your photography to the next level

Nurturing your creativity

Finding the funds for your creative project

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Read & Discuss

I am delighted when book discussion groups and others invite me to join in their discussions about my novels Jo Joe and The Winter Boy. Usually, we connect via Skype or Zoom, though occasionally I will come in person. Sample excerpts and Study Guides are available for both books. (Please click on the images below for more information.)