A place to sit and take in what thousands of other people have to share with the world, is a place where I feel most human and most free. I spent my today at the library and it was amazing. I felt myself again. I’m still feeling in a bit of a slump but whileContinue reading “The Library”
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Show Up and Bare it All
On Writing Photo by Jorik Kleen on Unsplash When you look at a writer’s work, you can’t look at one piece and know the whole artist. One piece of work is just a bleep on the radar. Especially in today’s world. You can’t just look at one post, or one blog, or one short story, poem, whatever. YouContinue reading “Show Up and Bare it All”
Allow Your Characters the Space to Become Monsters
Photo by Thomas Dumortier on Unsplash Let your characters choose between right and wrong. See how they react in a situation. Sometimes they surprise you and they respect themselves far more than you think. Same in life, you have to let people choose to make the wrong decision. If you take away the chance for someone to chooseContinue reading “Allow Your Characters the Space to Become Monsters”
In The End
I could die before I finish my book and no one else can finish it for me because at this point, I don’t even know what’s coming next. I do hope I’ll be kickin and breathin long after I finish this book and that I will continue to have more books to sell, but keeping life inContinue reading “In The End”
I Want To Write Novels
…there’s just too many moments in life left to gather dust that should have been handled by writers. I plan to capture as many as I can…read more
Where Do Creations Come From?
Where do creations come from? The creative process is my favorite tidbit when it comes to finding out what goes on behind the scenes in any creative endeavor. So I’ve decided to research and share my thoughts on the creative process. For the sake of clarity…Read more @SaschiaJohnson.com
Reading Energy
I read the same line 6 times Then when I tried to leave I backed into my mother’s car That’s when I decided it was best to stay inside With the book I’m too tired to read I stare at the letters and they don’t stare back The words they have sounds and proper placesContinue reading “Reading Energy”
Phantastes by: George MacDonald
Phantastes by George MacDonald is so fun and imaginative I can’t stop reading it. It’s about a man who ends up in Fairyland and wanders in and out of trouble. C.S. Lewis claims this is one of his childhood favorites. It is quite inspirational for me and even more so for some of the piecesContinue reading “Phantastes by: George MacDonald”
Daily Dreams
I go to the library daily to think because if I sit home all I want to do it sleep. So I pack my books and journals and laptop and drive myself to the library everyday. But the words are dwindling. Even so I find myself here with hopes that maybe the words will comeContinue reading “Daily Dreams”
You are…
You are a poet not only because of the vision you have and the dreams you seek but because you write them down. (Yes a pink book.) Edgy