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15 Writing Tips & Touchstones to Return to Each Time Your Momentum Slows or Stops

December 23, 2017 2 Comments

15 Writing Tips & Touchstones to Return to Each Time Your Momentum Slows or Stops

Writerly touchstones to find your flow again, to write with momentum & ease—& keep writing, no matter how long you’ve been away. No matter how much you love a writing project — whether a novel, anthology of short fiction or poetry, memoir, screenplay, non-fiction book, series or course — sometimes after the initial buzz of inspiration and […]

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Anne Enright’s Finest 10 Tips for Writing Fiction

September 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Anne Enright’s Finest 10 Tips for Writing Fiction

In this humble offering before the next longer post, author Anne Enright, who was named the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction, won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for her novel, The Forgotten Waltz, and won the Man Booker Prize for her novel, The Gathering, shares ten writing tips gleaned from her fiction writing […]

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7 Tools to Liberate Yourself From Writing Doubt

May 23, 2017 11 Comments

7 Tools to Liberate Yourself From Writing Doubt

Doubt can crush creativity — the drive to keep creating too — because the more you give away your power to doubt, the more ease with which it can slow your process & thwart your creativity. Take back your power with these techniques. When the words don’t flow or we find ourselves unsure of everything on the page, the […]

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Poetry | How Tired I Am, My Love By Nikka Ursula

April 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Poetry | How Tired I Am, My Love By Nikka Ursula

“How tired I am, my love. How tired. But not tired enough to forget this: That I would dig my fingers through the earth and lift forests by their roots just to find my way home to you. How tired I am, How tired. But I hold on to the colour of your eyes, and the slopes […]

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9 Ways to Make Peace with the Inner Critic

February 23, 2017 10 Comments

9 Ways to Make Peace with the Inner Critic

No matter if your creative confidence sings from rooftops or hides in the darkest garret, rise above the rantings of your critical voice and make peace with your inner critic with these techniques. Speak Kindly to Yourself “Every time you judge yourself, you hurt yourself,” as Brazilian lyricist and novelist, Paulo Coelho once said, a statement that is true on many levels, and […]

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Poetry | Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) By Pablo Neruda

November 23, 2016 Leave a Comment

Poetry | Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) By Pablo Neruda

Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example, ‘The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance.’ The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me […]

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Are You an Introverted Intuitive Writer? Why the 2 Most Common Pieces of Writing Advice Probably Won’t Work for You

August 31, 2016 4 Comments

Are You an Introverted Intuitive Writer? Why the 2 Most Common Pieces of Writing Advice Probably Won’t Work for You

Delighted to welcome the endlessly inspiring Lauren Sapala, novelist, author of The INFJ Writer & writing coach like no other. If you too are one of the rarest personality types, introverted, sensitive, even feeling a little misplaced in our extroverted world, read on to translate what you may have until now seen as flaws or hindrances to your writing into your […]

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Anais Nin on June Miller—& a Rare Radio Interview

August 17, 2016

Anais Nin on June Miller—& a Rare Radio Interview

“Words and certain languages and certain rhythms belong to certain personalities — the writing takes on the color of the certain personality that I describe.” ~ Anaïs Nin Listen to a rare interview with Anaïs Nin Frank Roberts of KPFK radio interviews Anaïs Nin, following the publication of the first volume of her eponymous diary in 1966. […]

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Enhance Your Curiosity, Creativity and Concentration with This Useful Acupressure Point

August 1, 2016 4 Comments

Enhance Your Curiosity, Creativity and Concentration with This Useful Acupressure Point

This potent acupressure point can instantly enhance your creativity, concentration and bring fresh insight to your writing and creative work, while inducing a serene state of calm. It’s an especially useful point for writers and artists, as it’s beneficial for so many aspects of the creative process. While for those who find meditation tricky, using […]

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5 Essential Writing Habits I Learnt Ghost-Writing Bestsellers By Roz Morris

July 27, 2016 3 Comments

5 Essential Writing Habits I Learnt Ghost-Writing Bestsellers By Roz Morris

Delighted to welcome Roz Morris, novelist, speaker, writing coach, ghost-writer & author of the inspired Nail Your Novel series, with her 5 essential writing habits to inspire your process & prose. Before I ever had a byline of my own on a book, I wrote books for others. I’m a novelist, speaker, blogger and writing coach, but as well […]

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