14. Practice vs praxis (Or, getting the real work done)
This month, I get honest about "failing" the classic writing life advice - and share four key threads of much better advice I'm following instead.
13. So... what is visionary storytelling, anyway?
Discover what becomes possible when you define true vision for yourself and your stories.
12. The creative gift of darkness
Embracing the mystery of the gift can tap you into a creative flow that replenishes you, and helps you boldly and generously share your own gifts with the world.
11. Telling the story that breathes
This month, explore how changing our attention can lead to a deeper relationship with our stories – so we can write as living, breathing, imagining storytellers, not as our own worst critics.
10. Freedom with form (Or, story structure for optimists)
How can shifting our understanding of structure shift our deepest creative blocks?
9. Hearth and horizon: Finding creative center
A true center is also a threshold – a place where if you know the right tricks, the sacred can be smuggled through the seams. This month, we’re telling stories with the trickster.
8. When the wound becomes the work
You’ve probably heard this bit of common wisdom before: “You only grow when things are hard.” But what stories do we miss when the wound becomes the whole of the work?
6. When creative flow meets creative dogma
In your writing practices, you may be chasing creative flow. But your flow state has a sneaky cousin: dogmatic trance. Tune in to start spotting the dogma hiding within your flow (so you can kick it out!).
5. You’re not a genius...
... and that's okay. This month, we're exploring what might happen if we stop trying to *be geniuses* and start *doing genius work* instead.
4. Does your story need a message?
What role does having a message really play in crafting a powerful, living story? Plus, the single best piece of craft advice I've ever received.