“Writing is something you can pick up for a lifetime.” “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.” -Albert Einstein Writing can feel like a lot of pressure. That’s why it’s important to remind yourself that you’re enough. The fact that you can create stories from your imagination and bring themContinue reading “Don’t Quit”
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Living Art
“A poem” Tiptoe to the place your heart comes alive. Close your eyes and feel the way nature breathes against your cheek. Inside the minds of writers is where the future lies. Flip the pages, teleport through the sky, find me somewhere in between. -Saschia ✨Jayne✨ Johnson
I Am Human
“Why do writers write? Why do you write?” “Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.” -Aldous Huxley Writing to be more ourselves is an act of rebellion in a world that is begging us to be something more comfortable for them. More quiet. MoreContinue reading “I Am Human”
“Creativity takes courage.” -Henri Matisse
“Break Freeee!” Creativity takes courage because often you’re combining a couple old things to make something new that comes from you. And people don’t really like new. They like the same old ideas with the same old expectations over and over again. And I can’t even be mad about it because I also like consistencyContinue reading ““Creativity takes courage.” -Henri Matisse”
Character Arc in writing
“For the love of transformations” Transformation is also known as Character Arc in writing. “[A character Arc] is primarily centered around the idea of change, where by the story’s conclusion, the character is distinct from who they were at the start, often as a direct result of plot events.” –Greene, Jim, MFA Published in: 2020Continue reading “Character Arc in writing”
Light Up the Darkness
“A poem about shadows and light” This is where we reside In the darkness of our shadows Seeking out where the light breaks through Often it us The brings the light And if we’re lucky enough We shine bright enough to share it with others. -Saschia ✨️Jayne✨️ Johnson
Living a Meaningful Life
“It is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work.” – Jim Collins We get one life to find meaning in. The good news is that we get the freedom to find that meaning in our own way.Continue reading “Living a Meaningful Life”
Writing Commitment
✨A Poem✨ The knot tied around her finger was a thread that connected to a scroll that she had in her back pocket. -Saschia ✨Jayne✨ Johnson
Don’t Let Them Make Excuses For You
“In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.” –Albert Camus There’s no perfect balance in this life and I gave up looking for it. With that being said, it’s important to set boundaries around your commitments to yourself. As writers, people often disregard the importance ofContinue reading “Don’t Let Them Make Excuses For You”
Freeze
“A poem about preparing for the first freeze.” Outside chills my bones. I brought my plants in so they wouldn’t freeze from the possible frost I head from the news anchor on tv The same news anchor that spills that bad news. but a freeze isn’t bad news. It’s just cycles sometimes it’s warm otherContinue reading “Freeze”
