“The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works.” -James Joyce In Ulysses, James Joyce uses different types of storytelling while mirroring The Odyssey. He has a table of connections to help his readers to navigate his works and clear knew the investment wasContinue reading “James Joyce was my Guardrail”
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Valuing Your Writing
The Magic Behind Storytelling Writing is more than just telling a story. If you’re a writer, you’re a multitasker in your most natural state. You’re a visionary, communicator, researcher, and an editor—among all the other stuff we must do as humans. When we combine all these, we become something else entirely: a world of ourContinue reading “Valuing Your Writing”
This is About Mentors
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Writer’s Quest is about three women who find their own way to liberation. Their liberation is spiritual and deeply internal. The thing about being human on the path toward liberation is that we often need a hand or what some may callContinue reading “This is About Mentors”
Psychology and Philosophy from the Mind of a Creative
Writer’s Quest is a walk through psychology and philosophy from the mind of a creative. Bad things happen; it’s tragic, but the good news is that good things happen too, and that’s a wonderful feeling. The many folds and layers we walk through bring us closer and closer to ourselves through good and bad experiences.Continue reading “Psychology and Philosophy from the Mind of a Creative”
It’s Ok to have a Growing To Be Read Pile
My To Be Read (TBR) pile is getting a tad dusty, but that didn’t stop me from getting The Maidens written by Alex Michaelides. Yes, books are supposed to be read, but me and the rest of the reading community fully support books on the shelf that haven’t been read yet. Here’s the truth, youContinue reading “It’s Ok to have a Growing To Be Read Pile”
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”
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”
Officially a Novelist
“Story matters. Writing is important. Stories make the world go around. Many things begin as words on a page. It matters to the world. And it matters to you. Don’t let anyone rob you of that. Don’t rob yourself of it, either. Don’t diminish. Don’t dismiss. Embrace. Create. Accelerate.” -Chuck Wendig I finished Writer’s QuestContinue reading “Officially a Novelist”
Agua Viva
“Putting my hand in someone else’s has always been my definition of happiness. Before I fall asleep, often – in that small struggle not to lose consciousness and go into the greater world – often, before I get up the courage to go into the vastness of sleep, I pretend that someone has my handContinue reading “Agua Viva”
Man’s Search for Meaning
“Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.”― Viktor E.Continue reading “Man’s Search for Meaning”
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