Embracing the Night

Finding Your Writing Rhythm

“The night is for dreamers. The night is for writers.” — Rosemary Lynn

Today I got to sit and stare out my back window. I saw a rusty feathered hawk fly real low and watched the bulls hang around and swat flies with their tails. Days like today remind me how important it is for writers to find their thing and accept it.

Slow mornings light my fire. It’s not just the peace that greets me in the morning; it also gives me more energy for my evening writing ritual. I’m a night writer. I like when everyone is snoozing while I’m in the corner creating new stories to share with the world.

Some people are morning writers, and that has nothing to do with me. If I wanted, I could write all day, but if I don’t write before bed, I don’t think I’d sleep a wink.

I don’t know if you’re a night writer but one thing is true: as writers, we have to find what works for us. For me, this is when I feel most connected to my inner writer. I can hear clearly the stories begging to be told. And that’s when I do my best to tell them.

But first, I had to tell mine. Writer’s Quest: A Triptych is my debut novel and I’m excited to share it with you. Click the image to see more.

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Life is Strange

✨A Poem✨

Life is strange the way it fills you up and leaves you hungry.

It doesn’t matter how wide your mouth is.

It’s human, you know,

to wax and wane through life.

Sometimes you couldn’t touch another bite,

and other times you could eat a whole horse (figuratively).

Maintenance is the cure but

it’s not urgent enough is it?

Oh, to be human and filled with life’s

responsibilities.

Saschia ✨Jayne✨ Johnson

Hand in Hand

✨A Poem✨

The thing about being human

is that the power we have can’t be measured

by tests or science

it takes a great deal of

walking in the dark.

I find hands sometimes, though,

and they help when it gets scary

or sad

We are all in this they say

and sometimes it feels like just that

but other times it can feel like we’re all alone.

The trick is to find a hand or

share a hand

and hang on until one of you is ready

to let go.

Saschia 💫Jayne💫 Johnson