Twelve weeks. Starting The Artist’s Way, I was clueless about what I was in for. I wanted to rediscover my creativity and trust in myself again. As Week 12 ends, I see this journey wasn’t so much about regaining what was lost as it was about rediscovering something crucial. “Recovering a Sense of Faith” perfectly…
The Artist’s Way Week 4 : Recovering A Sense of Integrity
We’re on to Week 4 of The Artist’s Way and this week we will focus on recovering a sense of integrity. Nothing helps better with this than our Morning Pages. Read on to find out why. Recovering A Sense Of Integrity Morning Pages Helps Us Make Honest Changes Writing Morning Pages helps us see the…
The Artist’s Way Week 1: Recover A Sense of Safety
As I mentioned last week, I’m re-sharing and completing The Artist’s Way Series again this year. Last week, we looked at the introduction. We’re on to Week 1 – a week in which we work to recover a sense of safety for our inner artist. We’re looking now at Week 1 the course. I will…
If I Ever Stopped Writing
I saw this quite a while back on Shilpa’s blog in response to The Insecure Writer’s Support Group prompt — If you ever stopped writing, what would you replace it with? This is a brilliant question! I thought about what I’d do if I ever stopped writing, especially what I write in my Morning Pages and…
Three-Minute Writing Sprints
In her book Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir, Natalie Goldberg, suggests that ‘three-minute writing sprints’ can be considered as training to run a long distance – a book! You start small and build up skill, fluency and distance. Three-Minute Writing Sprints Try writing for three minutes on each of these…
Vulnerability And Writing
As a writer, I am always drawn to questions—the kind that have no simple answers, that stretch and challenge the mind rather than resolve neatly. I struggle to reach satisfying conclusions. Writing makes me realize how many sides there are to every story, and how much there is to learn. And, I understand that my…