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Gnarliness and Writing

Something we discussed earlier this year at a Words Away Zalon on mindfulness and writing was the idea of gnarliness. I first

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Suffering For Your Art, aka Pull Yourself Together

As a guest at a recent Words Away Zalon on mindfulness and writing, I made a passing reference to Kellie Jackson

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Voice Notes

I am currently taking The Way of Writing, Natalie Goldberg’s new online class with Shambhala Publications. It was truly exciting on

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Acknowledgements

At a recent Words Away Zalon, Words In Action, I talked to Kellie Jackson about mindfulness in relation to creativity, writing

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Books of 2020

My stand-out read of 2020 was a brilliant work of nonfiction. If you have not read it, you have to:

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Clear Thinking

To round out this short series of posts about the Four Elements practice in writing, let’s look at the fourth and

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Earthly Exchanges

Continuing our closer look at my Four Elements practice in writing, let’s think about Earth. Earth is about the embodiment of the

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Yours Compassionately

Looking at further examples from the Four Elements practice in writing, let’s consider Water, which is associated with emotion. There

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Writing Utopia

Continuing to explore the Four Elements practice in writing, I want to think about Fire in a particular way. Among other

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The Four Elements of Writing

In workshops and editorial mentoring I often use a Four Elements practice. It combines an intuitive sense of creativity with

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Looking For The Four Elements

A very simple exercise in looking for the Four Elements in writing – simple is so often best. As a

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Express Yourself Without Feedback

This last couple of months I’ve had the great privilege of taking once again the online course based on Natalie

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