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Each time the inner critic comes like a wind to the light feather of your desire to write, you can dance in that wind. Your true purpose will never be blown away! See link in bio for my video on ‘Dancing with the Inner Critic’! #writingpractice #writingmotivation #writingadvice #youtube #writinginspiration #authortuber #authortube #writingcoach #writersblock #writingproblems #writingadvice #writemoreIn my writing vlog this week I face my inner critic (played by the gorgeous @frankiebods 💕) and learn to dance with the negativity in my mind. It was an AMAZING experience, which I'm so happy to share with you all! See bio link for the full YouTube video! Thanks to @seb_drewett for his passion and film skills! #youtube #writingvlogger #writingvlogs #writingpractice #writingmotivation #authortube #authortuber #authortubers #writingcoach #writinginspiration #writersblock #writingadviceIt can help to remember that courage is as universal as doubt. Each thought offers a path ahead, and we can take the one that serves our writing. Go with the heart of a great explorer! Travel the world of your imagination. #writingpractice #writingmotivation #authortube #writingproblems #writingcoach #writenomatterwhat #writersblock #writingadvice #writemoreCategories
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Perhaps we touch, my muse and I
My first sexual fantasies, age thirteen, were set in a boys’ school. I was the housemaster’s daughter, visiting on a stormy weekend, where an overnight dump of snow had left us without telephone or roads. I had started a fever. … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative writing, creativity, fear, Freud, Gabriela Blandy, how to write, Joyce Carol Oates, Love, muse, Relationships, Rousseau, Writer's block, Writing, writing advice, Writing process
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The soft haze of mystery
The summer Jake turned fourteen, he caught a sudden glimpse of his aunt undressing – a roundness of flesh in between her body and arm as she removed her bra. His head fogged up, but through his blood came a … Continue reading
Lost Belongings
Dan is on the station platform, holding a woman’s handbag. He stops and looks back in the carriage. What’s that? I ask. Someone’s left it, he says. Maybe they’re in the loo, I tell him. I don’t think so. I … Continue reading
