Today I’m happy to welcome Rashmi Raj to this space and ask her about her writing journey and her debut short story collection, Uncommon – Stories of Love and Acceptance Rashmi Raj – Her Writing Journey Hi Rashmi and welcome to The Frangipani Creative. I always believe that writers are readers first. Is that true…
Writing Bravely Again
My word of the year for 2021 is Yes. And a big part of that is I’m committed to writing bravely again. This means that I’m going try new forms, take on new challenges and venture into finding new readers for my writing. Writing Bravely Again Last week I took part in the Hope Writers’…
Bird By Bird
As writers and creative, we need all the motivation we can get. Some of you are currently working through the NaNoWriMo. Today, I thought I’d share some from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Bird By Bird The title of her book comes from an anecdote about her brother writing…
20 Quotes To Encourage You To Be A Fearless Writer
Be a fearless writer! How often we get bogged down with the non-essentials. Too often we allow the imposter syndrome to keep us from being successful. Fear. Anxiety. Lack of motivation. Lack of discipline. These are just some of the things that keep us from being the best writers we can be. Remember that YOU…
Stomp On Your Inner Critic
When I read Tame Your Inner Critic by Della Temple, I really got a lot of value from it. There’s an exercise called Stomp On Your Inner Critic that is a fun way to calm the inner chatter. I will be sharing this a little later in the post. But what is the inner critic? Inner…
Tackle Your Inner Critic
Summary: How do you continue to create when you have someone sitting in your head? How do you tackle your inner critic? Transcript of Tackle Your Inner Critic Good morning and welcome to Episode 3 of The Frangipani Creative Podcast It’s been two whole months since my last podcast and while I can give you…