A Writer’s Quest “To leap across an abyss, one is better served by faith than doubt.” -William James This quote makes me wonder how we give our readers the faith that together we will make the leap or the journey from the beginning to the end of the story. Is it inspiration that fans theContinue reading “Building Faith Through Storytelling”
Author Archives: Jayne
Exploring Jung’s Divine Feminine
“The collective unconscious consists of the sum of the instincts and their correlates, the archetypes. Just as everybody possesses instincts, so he also possesses a stock of archetypal images.” -Carl Jung Writer’s Quest was inspired by a lot of Carl Jung’s work. Most of Jung’s influence can be seen in book one, where Senta meetsContinue reading “Exploring Jung’s Divine Feminine”
The Joy of Writing: Transitioning Between Novels
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.” — Howard Thurman Writing the triptych was a challenge, but it was a good challenge. It was such a strange feeling to write another story after that. It was like the triptych required so much heavy lifting that onceContinue reading “The Joy of Writing: Transitioning Between Novels”
Women Rising: The Unseen Labor of Breaking Curses
The books in Writer’s Quest are written by two people, Anie-Ma and Senta. These two ladies don’t live the same lives at all. But Anie-Ma patiently mentors Senta with intention and presence, even though it wasn’t the way she was mentored. These days, we say women like Anie-Ma are breaking generational curses. That was soContinue reading “Women Rising: The Unseen Labor of Breaking Curses”
My Experience Writing Experimental Fiction
Let’s talk a little bit about experimental fiction What is it? Experimental fiction, according to The Write Practice, “is about breaking the rules, skipping conventions, literary innovation, and uniqueness.” My Experience Writing Experimental Fiction Writing my latest novel, Writer’s Quest: A Triptych, was a big undertaking. Writing a novel is a challenge in itself, butContinue reading “My Experience Writing Experimental Fiction”
The Hinges of Storytelling
As you know, Writer’s Quest: A Triptych is an experimental fiction inspired by Triptych paintings. What was important to me was finding what would hinge these stories together. We have this fantastic collection of different stories being told in unique ways. What ties them all together? There are three books I’d bring with me onContinue reading “The Hinges of Storytelling”
William James on Attitudes and How it Applies to Writing
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” -William James William James is an American philosopher and psychologist who is considered to be one of the leading thinkers of the 19th century. It’s interesting that we are still learning this after so many years.Continue reading “William James on Attitudes and How it Applies to Writing”
Stay Connected!
“Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.” -Carl Jung There are nights when there isn’t one quote that resonates, but tonight wasn’t that night. This quote hit home immediately. You want to knowContinue reading “Stay Connected!”
The Greatest Tool We’ve Been Given
“My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world, and exiles me from it.” -Ursula K. Le Guin Our imagination is the greatest tool we’ve been given as human beings. It can be used improperly, but when trained and focused, our imaginations can save lives; heck, I believeContinue reading “The Greatest Tool We’ve Been Given”
Writer’s Cure
“I am an artist… I am here to live out loud.” -Emile Zola There’s something about being a writer that adds flavor to the world. Life’s not so boring anymore once you start writing. Even the hardest parts of writing are not due to flavorlessness. The most flavorless part of writing is when you don’tContinue reading “Writer’s Cure”
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