Wisdom, Wellbeing and Writing for Conscious Creatives
Saffron Mango Lassi This slightly spicy take on the traditional Indian lassi I discovered on an especially hot day in Pushkar, Rajasthan. It is ideal for the summer as it is simultaneously warming and cooling. The spices of saffron, cardamom, and cumin give it a unique blend of flavours. It’s a perfect treat when you’ve just […]
Sometimes you just can’t get into your creative flow no matter how strongly you wish it. If you’ve tried all the writing or artistic tricks in your toolkit yet still find yourself staring at a blank page or empty canvas, perhaps you should look to your diet. To create anything your brain needs a steady flow of […]
“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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