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Trust Your Wild Imagination
Thoughts on writing, creativity, and meditation Writing and meditation have so much in common. After my husband, Peter, and I attended a
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If you’re like me, and wondered if being on social media and doing book promotion was even compatible with the serene state
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Explore the transformative power of writing as a tool for healing trauma, finding self-acceptance, and discovering meaning beyond the search for fame.
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Tess Callahan details her journey through authorship and publishing her manuscripts–the difficulty of not feeling enough as a writer and ultimately getting the break she owed herself.
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Monica Lourens shares tips on how to write a novel and find one’s individual strength to finish their work.
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Maida Korte explores 5 critical tenets to help writer’s prove their authorship and create unabashedly in a piece on her background and work.
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Dorland Mountain Arts Colony is a tranquil retreat for writers, artists, and musicians in the mountains of Temecula, California. The first time
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Thoughts on writing, creativity, and meditation Writing and meditation have so much in common. After my husband, Peter, and I...
If you’re like me, and wondered if being on social media and doing book promotion was even compatible with the...
Explore the transformative power of writing as a tool for healing trauma, finding self-acceptance, and discovering meaning beyond the search...
Tess Callahan details her journey through authorship and publishing her manuscripts--the difficulty of not feeling enough as a writer and...
Monica Lourens shares tips on how to write a novel and find one's individual strength to finish their work....
Maida Korte explores 5 critical tenets to help writer's prove their authorship and create unabashedly in a piece on her...
Dorland Mountain Arts Colony is a tranquil retreat for writers, artists, and musicians in the mountains of Temecula, California. The...