Jayne

Belly of the Whale

I blew the dust off my Joseph Campbell book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces to brush up on the different parts of the hero’s journey. One of the parts of the journey that caught my eye was Belly of the Whale. According to Joseph Campbell, The idea that the passage of the magical thresholdContinue reading “Belly of the Whale”

Rowling on Failure

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. J.K. Rowling What a thing toContinue reading “Rowling on Failure”

Inspired Writer

You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write. Annie Proulx I needed this reminder today. I forget how much I loved experimenting with phonetic sounds, words, dark andContinue reading “Inspired Writer”

Wizard of Oz

If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right? Wizard of Oz I appreciate the Wizard of Oz. There’s a lot to learn from Dorthey’s adventure. There’s aContinue reading “Wizard of Oz”

Writing Season is Year Around

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”–Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing Writing season is year around but it’s much easier to focus when I have reliable childcare. Oh the worlds that are coming outta me this school year….. Fingers crossed #writerslife in full swing up ahead. #prayforme #sendsnacks

Writing Quote

“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” George Orwell Everything is fine. Everything is fine. Everything is fine.

Elevator Pitch Trials

Artist in search of mom is initiated by mentor and sent into what seems like an underground world full of adventure. And her husband gets to decide whether he’s up for the adventure or whether he’d rather stay in his soul crushing 9-5. This doesn’t do it for me. This doesn’t make me wanna readContinue reading “Elevator Pitch Trials”

The Hinges

I’m excited to be getting to the end of this edit. (Don’t get too excited there’s a ton more editing left to do) I just wanna add one more part that’s completely missing; the hinges that hold my works of art together. I like to think of poetry as the bridge that connects the subconsciousContinue reading “The Hinges”

This Adventure

I woke up too early feeling under the weather. I’m not a morning person so I laid around on my phone thinking today I was gunna feel sleepy and mopey. Dragged myself around the house. Made the kiddos applesauce pancakes BUUUT then things slowly started going better and better as my day went on. SoContinue reading “This Adventure”

Explosions are Nice But are They Needed?

There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges. Ernest Hemingway I’d always prefer easier. It’s that’s human nature. I don’t have trouble stepping up to a challenge but I try to find the most efficient way toContinue reading “Explosions are Nice But are They Needed?”