Let them find you writing. We’ve made it to day 6! This is a good time to write anyway. Especially if you want them to find you writing. Tired? Write anyway. Emotional? Write anyway. Don’t know what to say? Write anyway. Once you learn to trust that there’s always something to write about, you canContinue reading “Writing Discipline: Keep Going, No Matter What”
Author Archives: Jayne
The Secret to Better Writing
Let them find you writing. Recap: Day 1 and 2: We relit our flame inside ourselves by reconnecting with who we are. Day 3: We talked about the vision of our creator finding us writing. Day 4: We talked about how it’s important to be selfish when it comes to our space to write. NowContinue reading “The Secret to Better Writing”
Enough About You
Let them find you writing Ok, the truth is this writing thing is all about you! I’m going to say this and just pause for a second after you hear it. You need to be absolutely selfish with your writing. Alright, how’d you feel? Up for the challenge? Irritated and resistant? Whatever you felt, it’sContinue reading “Enough About You”
The Vision
Let them find you writing. Where it started: There was a time I imagined myself as a character in my creator’s story. My thought was if every time my creator checked in on me, I was writing, it would be clear I was a writer. So that gave me the vision to write. It wasContinue reading “The Vision”
Know Thyself.
“Let Them Find You Writing” Day 2 It all started in yesterday’s post which you can read here. It’s a new day with new problems, but let’s stick with Know Thyself and see where it takes us. Writers typically have a pretty good understanding of themselves. Some humans could easily drift through this life withoutContinue reading “Know Thyself.”
Let Them Find You Writing
This is a call to writers. We have put our craft off for long enough. It’s time to get back in the game and act like we’re writers. Or maybe you’ve stayed in the game, but you’ve been feeling like you’re dragging yourself along, like you’ve lost that inner flame. It’s time to find itContinue reading “Let Them Find You Writing”
I Can’t Hear You
A poem I opened the window and it all went out. It –the remanence of us The poetry, the novel, the memories. out with a whoosh. I stopped listening. Drowned myself between the legs of a feral woman What am I? Am I a woman left to contemplate life and how I make anything ofContinue reading “I Can’t Hear You”
Unlocking Your Inner Idea Machine
You are an idea machine. There was a time when I had no idea what to write. That’s what I thought, at least. I searched high and low for the next best story. I started quite a few and abandoned them. The truth it wasn’t that I had no idea what to write. It wasContinue reading “Unlocking Your Inner Idea Machine”
Never Leaving
A Poem He didn’t know what kind of love hers was Hers was the kind that tears you apart and holds you together with red string That sinking feeling. That feeling like she’s made it to the pit of his stomach And if she wiggles just enough your shame will pour out the same contentContinue reading “Never Leaving”
Letting Go Through Writing: A Personal Journey
There’s a time for hanging on and a time for letting go. We are the type of creature that loves to hang on to the things that seemed to keep us safe in times of great stress. It doesn’t really matter what relieved us in those dark moments. We circle back to it every timeContinue reading “Letting Go Through Writing: A Personal Journey”
