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...
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...
No one can take it away from you. Nurture it whenever you can.
If you’re feeling stuck, here’s a gentle creative process that might help.
You’ve heard of your inner critic but did you know that you also have an inner teacher?
The world needs your well-rested creativity.
How to go gently and keep yourself safe when exploring difficult emotions through your writing.
Picture the scene. You’re sitting in a pavement café, sipping coffee, thinking big thoughts. Your notebook is open on the table in front of you. The sun is shining. The waiter brings you another coffee. You sigh and think about the big, fat advance that is sitting in...
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