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Anxiety and Writer’s Block
Though I say writer’s block, I’m certain that this applies to all modes of creativity. Anxiety is defined as a fear or nervousness about what might happen. A feeling of wanting to do something very much. The full definition goes on to describe that it’s a painful or apprehensive uneasiness…
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NaNoWriMo with Soul
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Traditionally, the goal is to start and finish a 50,000-word novel within the month of November. Break it down and that equals about 1,667 words per day. If you can do it, go on with your bad self! I’m so serious! But if…
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Developing your voice as a writer and as a woman
Developing your voice as a writer has just as much to do with your voice in your relationships to others and yourself as it does on paper. How do you want to be perceived as a writer? Even if your goal is to only publish one or a few books,…
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Four things I learned from my first facial
Last week, I was received my first facial from Honeysuckle Moon (beautiful name, right?). I met her at last year’s Black Women Life Balance and Wellness Conference. I purchased some of her amazing oils and connected with her on Facebook. I reconnected with her at this year’s conference where she…
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Fundamental Freestyling (aka freewriting)
You’re thinking out loud. But on paper. It’s radical truth-telling. Bold and unapologetic. Fundamental, meaning necessary. To yourself and to whomever reads it—should you choose to share it. It flows… For any length of time. Sometimes warping into poetry, maybe even a story. Or an enclosed journal entry that you…