Nature poetry brings us closer to the Earth. It reminds us of long forgotten spaces.A forest you used to walk. A tree that offered shade. A garden which sustained you. Nature poetry can conjure natural landscapes and invite them deep…
There is a great expanse of silence after submitting a manuscript. It can be months. Longer. Sometimes, the silence feels like it will never end. There are many places that do not acknowledge submissions or let you know about the impending rejection. Granted, this was an unsolicited submission. It is a kindness to send me something. Even if that something is bad news.
The same basic needs must be met every day. All this uncertainty in an unknown land can lead to decision fatigue. It’s the tiredness that comes from making constant, tiny decisions. This uses the energy that I would normally prioritise for work.
Dreams are fuel for your imagination. They are a way to find out what happens next in your story. Or a way to inhabit the internal lives of your characters. Wherein, you can empathize and explore their emotions.
I wrote some truly awful poetry. If anyone pointed this out to me, I would take it personally. I would fret over it for weeks. And that’s okay. Caring deeply comes naturally to youth. It's a good thing. But I wish it hadn’t stopped me from writing.
I love writing in the shower because I can be alone. Truly alone. No one is going to walk in on me and disrupt my process. From there, I can be creative, expansive and imaginative. There is no judgement. Because there is no one around to judge. In this sense, the shower can also be a sacred space.
an author is vastly more likely to be published by hitting these three things.
1. Good writing.
2. A viable market for the book.
3. An established audience.
New idea energy is electric, and I love to ride the lightning. New ideas are exciting and addictive. But they do not help me finish and implement the ideas that I’ve already had. In fact, it often does the opposite.…
Nature as muse Writing poetry can be like a meditation. Especially when writing about nature in nature. It is a wonderous feeling to compose a poem while walking through a forest. There is beauty in the way the gaze can…
Daydreams occur in an area of the brain called the “default network”. This area of the brain has been shown to become more stimulated as external stimuli decrease. What does this mean in a practical sense?