On Wednesdays, I share posts, fables, songs, poems, quotations, TEDx Talks, cartoons, and books that have inspired and motivated me on my writing journey. I hope these posts will give writers, artists, and other creatives a mid-week boost.
In her book, Journal to the Self, Kathleen Adams shares the following advice:
Writing naturally means that you make it up as you go along.
Writing naturally means that you trust your inner wisdom to guide you to the places you need to go.
Writing naturally means that you freely create your diary world with confidence and ease.
Writing naturally means that you give yourself permission to play, and to cry, and to cuss, and to celebrate, and to be fully, vibrantly alive.
Writing naturally means that you allow yourself to use your journal as a blank canvas onto which the rich and intricate portrait of your life can be painted as it organically emerges.
There is only one person who can write the story of your life, with all its foibles, follies, treasures, and tears. That person is you.
Writing naturally means that you let yourself be you.
Source: Journal to the Self by Kathleen Adams
When I first heard this question at a creative writing workshop, I was tempted to say that I intended to firmly hold onto the reins. A neophyte with no literary credits to my name, I couldn’t imagine characters actually misbehaving on the page. Thankfully, I paused and waited for more seasoned writers to respond.
Earlier this month, I participated in a WFWA (Women’s Fiction Writers Association) webinar with writer Brigitte Russell. An educator, Brigitte has a PhD in history and has taught at both K-12 and post-secondary levels. In her work for the New Mexico Public Education Department, she has also delivered numerous in-person and webinar trainings for teachers and school administrators.
Joanne Guidoccio 