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Pathways to Writing Without Intimidation
Imagine you are in retirement and one of the top 100 bloggers in the world. I(gnore what you think of as Reality for a moment.)
See yourself completing your book. (Skip over the part where you start to write it.)
You know you have been one of the...
Are you choosing to Block or Begin Your Book?
-Before you LOOK at these steps, start writing anything at all, EVERY DAY!
-Write a crap chapter, even!
-ANYTHING you write can become rocket fuel to ignite your writing and free your book!
Writing frees the flow that will bring forth your...
May Some of the Most Beautiful Sentences In Literature Inspire You!
I hope you enjoy using this compendium of literary inspiration from readers and writers across the web.
(Although some sentences are grammatically awkward, even incorrect, they can provide a jump-point for your writing.)
1. "At...
How to Break the Blocks so you can Write in Retirement, Now!
Are you at a sticking point or feeling blocked-
in your writing,
with your life in retirement,
with a relationship?
Follow these steps to clear the way with FORGIVENESS FIRST:
- In a place where you will not be...
Self-Healing Secrets for Women Who Want To Write!
Listen. At any given time, there is a woman out there with as much life behind as ahead of her now. She has Wisdom to share, and stories to tell. She may be looking at retirement; she may need to leave a soul-depleting job, she could be...
How to Stop Suffering from your plan to write Some Day!
"The Feels" can become barriers and self-sabotage; food for The Resistance Monster hiding next to the manuscript in your closet! Perhaps you’re like me, looking at retirement (finally) and an empty nest as a pathway to (finally) writing that...
How to Stop Avoiding Things That Overwhelm You
This week, I'm sharing a post that helps with almost any kind of overwhelm, and let's face it, overwhelm is the new black! The article is by
Is Your Sleep FUBAR?
If sleep is elusive or excessive right now, don't worry! Sleep patterns are commonly interrupted after retirement and around the times of year when we move the clock forward or back.
Think of this time as a gift;
- write down everything that's...
Our Gifts Are Not Just Here For Us!
The "Don't know what to write about" Fix
You want to write, but you don’t know how to get started? Choose a story-stem, below. Imagine “what happens next,” and write that down. The easy peasy way to ignite your writing!
Dr. Landis is returning home after an...
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The Writer's Energy Expert
Judy McNutt
Author/ Curator
You know how, as creative women, we come to the end of our careers, hopeful and yet a little scared as we move on into retirement? It's a lot, all at once; a ton of paperwork, insurance boogers, and the Tasmanian Moneyplanning-Devil. Beneath the now-different To-Do lists the desire to finally sit down to write sits there, gasping for breath. Then life starts making other plans for your time. Those juices get sticky as a grandchild's little hands. Fear slips in, and when you finally do grab a few minutes to write, it feels like there is a wall between you and what is wanting to be born into the world. How do I know this? I had that same desire and urgent calling to write, too. I had no idea how to begin or what to do, and I could find no help for a recently-retired lady who wanted to write! I ONLY KNOW THIS: "This is a new chapter, not the end of my story, and there are other women just like me; women with juicy gifts to discover and a story to tell." Let’s begin!
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