Continuing the extracts from Free Your Pen: Mind Training for Writers. Last time we looked at the how the ego and its shadow causes most of your problems as a writer. Here we explore the solution in this final extract from chapter one: The Courage to Write Writing is a leap of faith. You never… Continue reading Free Your Pen: Finding the Courage to Write
I’ve lost my voice. It sneaked off when I wasn’t looking. One day I realised I was no longer telling the truth. Every time I sat down to write a blog post or work on my latest book, a tiny part of me died. I knew there was something I needed to say – but… Continue reading A Confession: I’ve lost my voice
“Right Mindfulness: Write Thought” is the old tagline for this blog. In this post from a few years ago, I explain what it means… I thought it was about time I explained the tagline of this site: Right Mindfulness: Write Thought is a Buddhist pun based on two of the steps on the Eightfold Path… Continue reading Right Mindfulness: Write Thought
You are unique. Don’t imitate others. Find your Voice and tell your story. If you don’t do it – nobody else will. >Writer’s Manifesto (pdf)
Bandwagons come and go. Fashions change. Listen to your Soul, not the market, and allow your pen to be guided. Only your Soul knows the Way. >Writer’s Manifesto (pdf)
Meditation opens a space for silence to fill your mind. Only in silence can you hear your true voice. Listen to your Inner Buddha. >Writer’s Manifesto (pdf)
Living creatively means being you. Who else are you going to be, if not yourself? Whose life are you going to live, if not your own? Affirming means saying yes to being here and being alive. To be creative you must make manifest who you are through your creativity, and you do that by giving… Continue reading Being Creative in a Mad World: Affirming
Jessica Davidson 