All of Life Is the Writing Life: A Guided Practice for Writers
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 45 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 10-15 minutes
When everything counts, you find rest and freedom in your creative work and beyond.
Pause.
Look at this painting for a minute or two while taking deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale.
Prompt.
Watch this video:
All of life is the writing life. (31-second video)
Practice.
Journal or take notes for 10 minutes in response to the art and video above and the prompts and questions below:
—Make a list of five things you’ve done in the past month that definitely feel like part of your writing life and creative process.
—Make a list of five things you did yesterday that don’t seem like part of your writing life and creative process.
—If certain things don’t contribute to your writing life or creative process, where do you draw the line? How do you know what counts and what doesn’t count?
—How can believing all of life is the writing life help you find more rest and freedom in your writing practice and creative process?
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