Word of the Year – 2019
Intention I debated different words for 2019, all a little less passive than my past ones. Since 2011, my previous words have included ‘strength‘, ‘connect‘, ‘improve‘, ‘settle‘, ‘kindness‘, ‘create‘, and […]
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Reflections of my Word of the Year: Trust
In 2017, I set a ‘theme’ of ‘create.’ For 2018, I choose ‘trust.’ For those of you who aren’t aware of the back-story of my process, 2017 was an exhausting […]
The Autumn Feels
The weekend began with a gentle whisper. All was calm. That has been rare lately, I have to admit, but I took the space that was given. This week, I […]
Writers Block versus Goals and Guilt
I’ve barely written any fiction this year, certainly compared with normal. I’ve sometimes opened my Work-In-Progress document, but found myself with nothing to write! However, I don’t put this down […]
A Life Update :: When Writing Takes a Backseat
This is just a quick note to explain why I haven’t been a) writing much (hence the sidebar staying constant) and b) writing here about my writing process much. I […]
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: December 2017 & Annual Review
“And the world keeps turning, sun keeps burning… We are the lost and found.” January – March The year began in a difficult fashion. We saw a dying relative in hospital, […]
On Writer’s Retreats: Enforced Focus
This weekend my husband and I are travelling. There’s an event he’s attending Saturday morning, and because the location is 150 miles away, we’re making a weekend of it. I […]
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: July 2017
“Faerie-folk gather in the woodland glades, and frolic beside moss-banked streams; the fires of summer burn green and gold, and everywhere there is high magick afoot!” – Michele Morgan July was […]
Writer’s Well-being 6 :: Meditation
As a Mental Health Practitioner, I have been experimenting with well-being exercises that support my writing, and I want to open up discussions about writer’s well-being. Well-being is defined as […]
Mental Space
I had planned to release a blog post on meditation for my writer’s well-being series, but with my laptop issues, university deadlines and some health stuff, I’d rather wait a […]
