“If a story is in you, it has to come out.”—William Faulkner Do you have a story to tell? What’s keeping you from telling it? One thing that keeps people from telling their stories is sitting down and doing it. You have to think about writing your story the same way you think about developingContinue reading “Thinking About Writing a Story?”
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Living
“Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” -William James First, I love what the James brothers contributed to the world. Henry James as a writer; fantastic and William with his work in psychology, fascinating. The thing about beginning now what you will be is that you must have some idea of what thatContinue reading “Living”
Allowing Yourself an Optional Out
Well, today felt like a Monday. The motivation for me today was “Well, we’ll try, and if it goes sideways, I’ll just head home.” It went fine. I was fine. But knowing that I had options was my motivation today. Every day I don’t need that type of motivation. Every day I don’t even needContinue reading “Allowing Yourself an Optional Out”
Free Inspo for You
Looking for some inspiration? I have got just the thing for you! I was not struggling today for inspiration, thankfully; a fellow lover of the literary world lit my fire. But since I have been inspired, I have to share one of my secret inspo dump platform. If you haven’t guessed it already, it’s Pinterest.Continue reading “Free Inspo for You”
Doors to Possibility -Happy Birthday C. S. Lewis
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” -C. S. Lewis In honor of C. S. Lewis’ birthday, I wanted to share one of his quotes. This one made me laugh because IContinue reading “Doors to Possibility -Happy Birthday C. S. Lewis”
Final Part of the Process
“Healthy self-expression can make your life more fulfilling, allowing you to tap into your own, unique creativity, desires, and passions.” -Karen Sosnoski, PhD on Psychcentral This first novel of mine focuses on self-expression. It’s a collection of moments, thoughts, and ideas, and it’s a work of fiction that I feel expresses so many little partsContinue reading “Final Part of the Process”
A Life Lived in Gratitude
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” -Ralph H. Blum It’s all the little joys I’m grateful for in this life. Sleeping in, my coffee, time with family, coming home at the end of the day, my robe lol What are you grateful for?
Do You Write Alone?
“The writing process for me is pretty much always the same – it’s a solitary experience.” -Sheryl Crow It’s interesting because I speak often of the writing process being solitary. I speak often of taking intentional time for yourself. But I also must admit that when I sit down to write, I bring so manyContinue reading “Do You Write Alone?”
I’m Home
“Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that areContinue reading “I’m Home”
There’s Always a Good Reason to Write.
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” — Anne Frank There’s always a good reason to write. I think one of the greatest reasons to write is when I feel completely out of control. I don’t write to gain control; I write to find my calm inContinue reading “There’s Always a Good Reason to Write.”
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