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A lack of self worth might not come from an obvious place, or be easy to spot - other than a feeling of wishing for more. We’ve all been told to shut up at some point in our life, and because of the way language and experience is stored in the brain, we would have heard those words in our thoughts, perhaps dwelt on the moment - whether it was a boss, a boyfriend, a daughter or a total stranger, saying it to us. ‘Be quiet.’ ‘Nobody wants to hear what you have to say.’ That kid in the playground who puts their hands on their ears at you and says, ‘not listening, not listening’ and then blows a raspberry in your face. We will say or think it to ourselves, without even realising. And then, we might hear that voice when we imagine ourselves, our dreams, or ever being able to make the money we’d love. Take heart, because that voice can soften and even become your cheerleader. Gabriela x #WriteNoMatterWhat Lifestyle and Mindset Coaching for Creative Professionals and Writers! Grow your brand! Write a book! Scale your business! Plan and execute a creative project! #creativepro #creativeproblems #creativeprofessionals #creativeproductivity #creativeentrepreneurship #creativewritingworkshop #professionalwriters #lifestylecoaches #writingcontent #writinglifestories #writinggoal #writersdreams #entrepreneurwriter #writinglife #writemybook #writingsupport #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindproDo you ever feel torn or undecided? Have you ever thought about the impact you'd like to have, or the following you'd like to grow so that you could count on people being out there who care about your work and what you have to say? Often our 'burden' comes from wanting something that we don't feel is possible. We transform this burden by practicing ways, each day, that we can believe in ourselves! #WriteNoMatterWhat Lifestyle and Mindset Coaching for Creative Professionals and Writers! Grow your brand! Write a book! Scale your business! Plan and execute a creative project! #creativepro #creativeproblems #creativeprofessionals #creativeproductivity #creativeentrepreneurship #creativewritingworkshop #professionalwriters #lifestylecoaches #writingcontent #writinglifestories #writinggoal #writersdreams #entrepreneurwriter #writinglife #writemybook #writingsupport #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindpro“I think of writing almost constantly but just don't know where to pick up again..." We've all been there, right? And the first step to 'picking up again' is to talk about it. As soon as you start to put your experience into WORDS, then you can begin to SHIFT. It will be transformative to consider 2 things if you find yourself in a place of spending more time 'thinking' about writing, rather than 'doing' the writing. 1. We do what we think. If you're thinking about writing, but not doing the writing, this is an indication that the 'way' you are thinking about it, does not leave you wanting or able to do it. Get clear about the way in which you are thinking about your writing, and look at ways that you can invite different thoughts in that will entice you to write! 2. We cannot do what we do not know. If you don't know where to pick up, then you won't be able to. Simple as that. So, decide! Use your senses for this one. - SEE yourself writing in your mind's eye. - FEEL the pleasure of the experience, or remember how good it can feel to write. - HEAR words in your mind, phrases that you might write, encouraging thoughts that say, 'YOU CAN DO THIS!' Let me know how you get on! you can find my Facebook link in my bio. Gabriela x #WriteNoMatterWhat Lifestyle and Mindset Coaching for Creative Professionals and Writers! Grow your brand! Write a book! Scale your business! Plan and execute a creative project! #creativepro #creativeproblems #creativeprofessionals #creativeproductivity #creativeentrepreneurship #creativewritingworkshop #professionalwriters #lifestylecoaches #writingcontent #writinglifestories #writinggoal #writersdreams #entrepreneurwriter #writinglife #writemybook #writingsupport #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindproCategories
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Isn’t it a little coarse to go and bang on the drums just because the doorbell is ringing?
I acted in a student film once and afterwards, at the wrap party in a fusty house at the top of town, I rode an office chair down the hill, flying across the junction at the bottom, ramming the pavement … Continue reading
Posted in Essay
Tagged advice, Alice Munro, Creative writing, editing, Gabriela Blandy, how to write, short story, Writing, writing advice, Writing process
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Writing isn’t just about having an idea – you have to know what to do with it
I’m sitting at the bar of a coffeeshop in Amsterdam, scribbling away. A man, standing next to me, gestures at my notebook and says: what do you write? I’m actually writing about my notebook, I tell him. Some people who … Continue reading
Posted in Essay, Fiction, Memoir, Travel
Tagged Creative writing, editing, Fiction, Gabriela Blandy, how to write, Memoir, short story, travelling, Writer's block, Writing, writing advice, Writing process
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Sometimes, you just have to get over yourself
There’s nothing like a high-five from a published poet, especially if it’s the gifted Clare Shaw, to help you get over yourself. So, I’ve written this poem, I tell Clare and Jim Friel and the other writers gathered in the … Continue reading
Posted in Essay, Poetry
Tagged A Posthumous Affair, Arvon, Clare Shaw, Creative writing, Gabriela, Gabriela Blandy, Head On, how to write, Jim Friel, Jonathan Lee, Poetry, The Hurst, Writing, writing advice, Writing process
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What’s the one word that describes how you feel?
Nobody says anything at first. I look at the faces around the room – fifteen, sixteen year olds who are expecting to stand in front of an audience in a few days and read some of their writing. I wait. … Continue reading
Something to think about other than how crap you are
Jonathan Lee told me he can’t write in that beginning to end way we used to have to do in exams. He likes to cut and paste. I take a lot of guidance from those school essay writing days: sheets of … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative writing, Gabriela Blandy, how to write, Jonathan Lee, Writer's block, Writing, writing advice, Writing Practice, Writing process
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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 Dance of Avoidance
Go outside, find something – bring it back indoors, put it on your desk, write about it. I’ve done writing classes like this. Responses to this task rupture out of each other – each one, bringing two more, which in … Continue reading
Posted in Essay
Tagged Adam Phillips, editing, fear, Gabriela Blandy, George Saunders, how to write, obstacles, Writing, writing advice, Writing process
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