Growing in my self-confidence is one of my biggest goals right now. As I’ve mentioned before, for a long time, I trusted that other people knew better than me about the path forward. I think, in the blog posts I’ve made about this, I tend to oversimplify the achievement of growth. There is more toContinue reading “You Deserve a Voice”
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Stuck in A Writing Slump? Let Your Mind Wander!
Do you ever just let your mind wander? Where does it take you? And why there? I’m sure some of you have noticed by now that I’m obsessed with forests. I use nature imagery in a lot of my writing and it feels unconscious. It’s especially odd considering I’m not an outdoorsy person, though IContinue reading “Stuck in A Writing Slump? Let Your Mind Wander!”
Let’s Talk About Self Censorship in Creative Writing
I’ve grappled with this topic for some time now. I’m not saying that we should throw editing out the window, far from it. Most of my poems go through four or five rounds of edits before I post them. The main element of censorship I struggle with is the aspect of oversharing and audience comfort.Continue reading “Let’s Talk About Self Censorship in Creative Writing”
A Reintroduction Amid a Pandemic
I know I’ve been on a hiatus from this blog for a little more than a month, but I’m back and want to start posting weekly again, perhaps more frequently than that. I don’t have a very good excuse for why I was away so long apart from the fact that my creative brain wasContinue reading “A Reintroduction Amid a Pandemic”