Category: creativity
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So…this thing happened
where I wrote two more books between this post and the last one. I got the idea for my 2nd novel shortly before finishing the first, and wrote the first chapter for it whilst making and then eating a sandwich in my kitchen. It was a sort of surreal experience, how the first person narrative…
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Rejection + Mood Board
I’ve officially received my first agent query rejection! While I can’t exactly say I’m thrilled about it, I can tell you there’s a weird relief to having gotten over that hurdle. It’s not exactly the feeling of “whew! ok…now I can move on…” but it’s something close to it. So to mark the occasion (which…
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It is finished
Welp. I did it. I wrote a novel. A whole one. With a beginning and a middle and an ending. It even has a plot! Can you imagine? I kind of cried a little when i wrote the final sentence. Which is sort of weird for me, but like…seemed fitting in the moment. Cuz…What a…
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Confronting a limited imagination
I recently picked up a copy of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, a bestselling self-help workbook that addresses things like creative block and nurturing the inner artist. The title’s tagline is “A spiritual path to higher creativity,” and Cameron talks about God (or “god,” or “the power within you,” if you prefer) as a sort…
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