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Understanding Writing Community

Understanding Writing Community

by Joy | Oct 5, 2017 | doubt and fear, goals, inspiration, readers, writers, writing

Last week I shared with you guys how writers need both the support of a writing community and solitude in which to create. These are two sides of a coin, inseparable. Writing is a solitary profession when it comes to the molding and shaping of Story; however, a...
Writing…All by Myself?

Writing…All by Myself?

by Joy | Sep 28, 2017 | creativity, inspiration, logos, mythos, readers, writers, writing, writing process

If you spend more than a click or two in writer circles, you will read…and re-read…and re-read…variations of “writing is a solitary profession.” So, to be a “real writer;” must one become a hermit and come blinking out into...
The SO WHAT of Writing

The SO WHAT of Writing

by Joy | Sep 21, 2017 | authors, doubt and fear, dream of authorship, readers, writers, writing

Put simply, a writer spends time writing for readers. At the end of the day, “readers” may be singular and synonymous with the writer, or add up to millions. Last Thursday I shared with you six lessons I’d learned from writing. This past week I had...
Lessons from the Writing Process

Lessons from the Writing Process

by Joy | Sep 14, 2017 | doubt and fear, goals, non-fiction, publishers, words, writers, writing, writing process

6 Lessons from the Writing Process   1. Starting is the hardest part. Nowhere does that line mean more than in reference to writing. This is the first of many lessons from the writing process I’ve learned over the years and the first I’ll share with...
I Found Inspiration in a Book

I Found Inspiration in a Book

by Joy | Sep 7, 2017 | biographies, C.S. Lewis, Inklings, inspiration, J.R.R. Tolkien, logos, mythos, words, writers, writing

Have you ever found inspiration in a book? Have you ever picked up a book and been changed? Not just wowed or inspired or excited—I’ve had that happen many times. Just last November I got a page and a half into Susanna Kearsley’s The Winter Sea and was so...
Writing on Deadline

Writing on Deadline

by Joy | Aug 31, 2017 | doubt and fear, dream of authorship, inspiration, non-fiction, writers, writing, writing process

My wonderful readers, you have been incredibly patient and wonderful and supportive; and I’m so happy to have you on this journey with me! I think it’s about time for me to share with you a little about what I’m writing and about why writing on...
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