“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means.” — Joan Didion There’s a part in Writer’s Quest where Senta, my main character, explodes into her notebook and experiences a great release from finally unloading all the weight she has been carrying. I thinkContinue reading “The Value of Writing Consistently”
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Tell Your Story
Writer’s Quest took courage It’s time to tell your story how it works for you. There’s no limit to the way you can tell a story. They may make you think there’s a right way; it’s a lie. If there’s a form that makes you feel seen, do it. If there’s a style that makesContinue reading “Tell Your Story”
Building Faith Through Storytelling
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”
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”
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”
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”
Is There No Must In Writing?
There is no must in art because art is free. -Wassily Kandinsky I think we can agree that this works for painting. Where I think we’ll find some division is how this applies to writing. At first thought I totally jumped on this writing, but then after second thought I wasn’t so sure. We doContinue reading “Is There No Must In Writing?”
Writing Communities
We get to see the world through our own eyes and we get to participate in our own ways. The awesome part is that we also get to contribute what we see too. That’s the fun thing about writing; it can be all of that in one. Yes, there’s a lot of time alone puttingContinue reading “Writing Communities”
What are Your Interests?
When it comes to writing, I think it’s important to draw from your interests. It’s interesting; I was in class and I sat next to my friend; we even did a group project today. It was fun. I really enjoyed it. The thing is that the class project was so interesting that I didn’t haveContinue reading “What are Your Interests?”
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