Tag Archives: Julia Cameron

Summoning Worlds

Posted on April 9, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that we are writing because we love the world.” Natalie Goldberg In her wonderful guide, The Right to Write, Julia Cameron has a chapter simply titled “Happiness.” In it she shares … Continue reading →

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Free Writing

Posted on January 12, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Inspired to dip in to The Right to Write by Julia Cameron, I found a description of a tool I’ve often used that you might find helpful and enjoyable to work with as well. Julia refers to it as “guided … Continue reading →

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Free Writing

Posted on January 12, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Inspired to dip in to The Right to Write by Julia Cameron, I found a description of a tool I’ve often used that you might find helpful and enjoyable to work with as well. Julia refers to it as “guided … Continue reading →

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Play Time

Posted on November 2, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“If writing is about the play of ideas, that word ‘play’ must be given more than lip service. Writing has to have some ‘play’ in it like a bridge cable. Writing has to have some ‘play’ in it like a … Continue reading →

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Passing Clouds

Posted on July 20, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“Creativity is a lamp, not a candle. Something wants to write through us as badly as we want to write. Discovering this is a matter of time and patience.” “Accept your writing as permanent, a person you are in love … Continue reading →

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Encouragement Counselor

Posted on May 13, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

On a good day, when we’re really present and focused on our work, most of us register 10,000 thoughts on the mind meter. And on a rough day, when our neurons are snapping and our restless brains waves are skittering … Continue reading →

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Out There

Posted on April 14, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“If we let ourselves notice, writing feels collaborative. It is a dance between reality and us as an observer. This is true even in writing fiction. Just like the Sacred Mountain outside my window exists and is real, the whatever … Continue reading →

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The Wall

Posted on January 28, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

In The Right to Write, a wonderful and helpful guide to harvesting the joys of the writing life, Julia Cameron describes what she calls “The Wall.” This is a point where a project that seems to be humming along and … Continue reading →

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Chance Encounters

Posted on October 7, 2010 by karinwritesdangerously

“Serendipity: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.” Lovely word, isn’t it? Wonderful, the way it slides and dips, then rises again. Sometimes as writers, we are surprised and awed by entrancingly helpful … Continue reading →

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