“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.”
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A little bit of Philosophy
Today I did spend a lot of time writing a paper about free will and determinism. Are we making our own decisions, or are our experiences making our decisions for us? I feel it’s a little bit of both. I used to get caught up in these discussions, but then I realized it’s probably aContinue reading “A little bit of Philosophy”
My Child’s Birthday: The Power of Kindness and Support
“People will forget what you said… but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Today I’m going to just say, I’m so grateful for humans who are compassionate and understanding. My little one had her first real birthday party with all her friends, and I was so anxious, but all the parents wereContinue reading “My Child’s Birthday: The Power of Kindness and Support”
Embracing Tiredness and Writing Through the Fog
“Give yourself permission to write something small.” Julia Amante The trick is to write through the fog. Tonight I’m tired. I have been staring at a screen all day. I am happy to be here, and I’m also tired and ready to get under my weighted blanket. I think it’s okay to want both consistencyContinue reading “Embracing Tiredness and Writing Through the Fog”
Editing as Art: Nurturing Creativity in Your Writing
“The first draft of anything is sh**.” — Ernest Hemingway Earnest Hemingway said it. And I live by it. Here’s the thing: we want everything to be perfect the first time. We want an award-winning novel to flow out of us without a blemish. But I have to ask, where’s the fun in that? Transformation isContinue reading “Editing as Art: Nurturing Creativity in Your Writing”
Write for Your Soul
✨Unlocking Creativity ✨ The thing about writing is that there are times when no one is going to validate nor support your craft, and still, you’ve got to show up to the page. You gotta think. You gotta rewrite and reread and type a million different thoughts into one singular sentence at a time. TheContinue reading “Write for Your Soul”
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”
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”
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”
Letting Go
New moons are a great time to let go. It’s not required, but it helps to have a designated cycle where you are intentional about letting something go that might be weighing heavy on you. You carry some things for a reason. Maybe they kept you safe. Maybe they’ve become part of your identity, soContinue reading “Letting Go”
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