"Fear is the edge of your comfort zone."
Jonathan Mearns O.B.E., Author of One Mountain, Two Minds
In addition to the fact that I could listen to Jonathan Mearns’ north London accent—All. Day.
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Resisting the Urge to Explain
“The woman who doesn’t need validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.” Mohadesa Najumi Hi, fellow Scribblies, We’ve been talking since the beginning of the year about our intentions for the writerly life that is unique to each of us. You know, those beautiful longings that move us forward into ever
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When the Spirit Moves the Pen
“It is a frightening thing to open oneself to this strange side of the divine; it means letting go of our sane self-control, that control which gives us the illusion of safety. But safety is only an illusion, and letting it go is part of listening to the silence, and to the Spirit.” Madeleine L’Engle,
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Loosening Our Writing Grip
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. E.M. Forster We’ve been talking about our intentions for the writerly life. Not goals or resolutions or impossible-to-meet expectations, but the Big Whys that move us forward. One way to ensure
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Are We Settling? Or Are We Just Smart?
“Settling means letting all the pieces of your dreams float onto the surface so you can look at them, like glitter in a jar. So you can see what you have and let your ideas settle and rest.” Sarah Greek, playwright Have you noticed that not everything you dream comes to fruition—especially in writing? As
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The Big Why
“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters, and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.” -Virginia Woolf When I was teaching high school theater, parents would often say to me, “I know she’s talented/he has a gift, but is it really possible
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Your Personalized Butterfly Net
“The air is full of tunes. I just reach up and pick one.” Willie Nelson In our time together, here and on the podcast, we’ve learned how to dream in our authentic way about everything related to our writerly life, from our studio to our staff, from what we want to say to who we
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