Wisdom, Wellbeing and Writing for Conscious Creatives
Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. This most of all: ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: […]
When you create with openness, with a willingness to trust and be vulnerable for your art, your writing is all the more authentic and true because it is uncensored, drawn from the deepest part of yourself — pure feeling articulated on the page — but it can be hard to share our truths, to write without censor, especially when the […]
“Self-confidence grows every time you keep a promise to yourself.” —Asha Dornfest Sometimes everything just feels right. You feel confident and relaxed, as if life and your creative projects are all swimming along sweetly. Other times, a fluctuation in your creativity, subtle anxiety or momentary doubt can knock your confidence and lead you to question everything you […]
“A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.” ~ John Steinbeck, East of Eden […]
When the words do not flow or the blank screen stares back at you, mockingly, one of the finest secrets of all to loosen your language and liberate your prose is to use this writing technique. “Whatever exercise you need to do to keep healthy and fit for your body, this is a thing you do to […]
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, […]
Writing Advice by Henry Miller These writing tips were originally written by Anaïs Nin’s not-so-secret lover in Henry Miller’s book, On Writing. 1. Work on one thing at a time until finished. 2. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.” 3. Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in […]
Underneath the clamour and chatter of our busy world, in the very depths of your being exists your own inner stillness. Yet because the focus is so frequently on the externals, all that exists outside of the self, it can be easy to forget that this inner sanctuary can be accessed whenever you choose. Regularly retreating to […]
Write Like a Warrior When heading into a fight a true warrior is relaxed and flexible, just as you need to be flexible in your approach to writing and creativity. If you enter the creative process filled with tension, lacking in confidence, or with creative anxiety, fear and doubt that fear can translate onto the page, leading your writing […]
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art ― write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, […]
“Whether found in the #character, the story world, or readers’ perspective or experience, the sense of change creates the sense of a #story… A reader’s desire to get answers can create another form of tension and conflict.” @JamiGold #writingtips
No Story Conflict? Explore Your Options - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Writing a naturally low-conflict novel? Writing coach Jami Gold looks at creating a winning story via alternative narrative story structure.
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“I saw a girl standing on it, completely submerged in the pool of autumn twilight. She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.” ~ J.D. Salinger, A Girl I Knew #amreading #literaryfiction
autumn sunset —
shadows disappear
into themselves
~ @pauldavidmena // #Photography: ‘Autumn in #Brighton’ by @photosbydavid1 / http://photosbydavid.org #haiku #sixwords
“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul.” ~ #JoyceCarolOates #amreading
“Your initial goal for editing may be a clean, polished manuscript that’s ready for publication, but the real value lies in the substantial leaps you can make in honing your craft.” How to handle #editing and feedback on your novel @LisaPoisso #writinglife
How to handle editing and feedback on your novel - Lisa Poisso
Make the most of a professional edit with a mindset and process that exploit feedback and criticism to take your novel to the next level.
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ancient starlight
only arriving
today
~ Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh (@lover__poetic, @JamesWelsh35): https://a.co/d164bSC #vss365
#Photography: ‘Cadini di Misurina’ by Stefano Pellegrini #haiku
“Writing reminds me of who I really am. It gives voice to the whisper inside me in a loud world.” ~ Becky Hastings #amwriting #infj #writingcommunity
tide line ..
every step taken
taken back
~ Michele Root-Bernstein / #haiku originally published in @frogpondjournal // #Photography: ‘Moonset’ © by Stephen Penland, http://stephenpenland.com #ocean #vss365
“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” ~ Annie Proulx #amreading #amwriting #writinglife
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