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Won’t you celebrate with me? Writing in community
This week has been a whirlwind of events. Graduation ceremonies at Teesside University where I had the privilege of watching thousands of graduates cross the stage, supported by their loved ones. An end-of term summer concert, a Year 9 graduation ceremony and an art…
When a stationery obsession solves a writing process problem
I had a personal breakthrough during our WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! live session on Monday. My intention for the session was to make a start on outlining a book-length project. When I say, make a start what I really mean is make another start because this is a project that…
Writing for myself
How writing for ourselves can help us as writers and as people. When I was a very small girl, I would spend hours making tiny books out of folded pieces of paper and filling them with my thoughts. I didn’t know it then but this was my way of making sense of the world…
Journal prompts for anxiety
Journaling and creative writing can be powerful tools to help us to let go of stress and soothe anxiety. Many people find that the act of writing their worries down on paper can help them to feel more manageable. I’ve been working with writing in…
How to start journaling for mental health
You may have heard about the benefits of creative writing and journaling for mental health. Perhaps you’ve even bought yourself a lovely new notebook and tried to make a start. The problem is that it can sometimes feel difficult to know how to begin, particularly if…
Your private creative practice is your resistance
No one can take it away from you. Nurture it whenever you can.
Are your earliest experiences of writing helping you or holding you back?
If you’re feeling stuck, here’s a gentle creative process that might help.
When less is more in writing and in life
A gentle process to help you to let go of the parts of your writing that you no longer need.
Meet your inner writing teacher
You’ve heard of your inner critic but did you know that you also have an inner teacher?
Reading like a writer
How this approach to reading can help you to develop your writing craft.
About The Author
Sophie Nicholls is the author of three bestselling novels, and has been teaching creative writing and working with people using writing as creative exploration for over twenty-five years.
She lives on the edge of the moors in beautiful North Yorkshire in the North East of the UK and teaches on the Creative Writing faculty at Teesside University.
Writing to soothe anxiety
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