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Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Monday, August 16th, 2010
 It is a core principle of the Writer’s Journey to nurture your creative spirit on an on-going basis. Yet if it’s been a while since you gave your inspiration a boost how, and where, do you start? Here’s a possible way forwards for you.
Walking in nature can be deeply inspiring and is a good place to start. You may well find that ideas and creative thoughts come to you along the way. So take a notebook and a pen and when you feel the flickers of inspiration stirring, find a place to sit down for a while to write.
Invite the fires of inspiration to burn brightly within you and brainstorm ideas of other possible situations or activities that could offer you the opportunity to access your feelings of inspiration.
Don’t think too hard about it. Just write as many ideas down as you can – or draw quick images – and aim to capture as muc h as possible. Keep your pen moving on the page as a way of overriding the censorship of the inner critic who may show up and try to steal the show!
Your ideas could include different settings when you are outside in nature such as by the sea, walking along cliff tops or in a forest, as well as different times of the day such as watching a beautiful sunset.
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Tags: creative spirit, inspiration, writer, Writing
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Julia McCutchen interviews Sarah Jane Sloane 
By the end of this interview you will know:
- Why writing intuitively and organically can yield the most surprising work.
- Why relying on the element of chance to galvanize your writing is so important.
- How to interpret I Ching hexagrams in ways that will be useful to your writing.
- Why it is important to use these creative tools with playfulness and humor.
Sarah Jane Sloane is a professor of English and Co-Director of the Program in Creative Nonfiction at Colorado State University. She has published creative nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and short essays, and has given numerous presentations on topics ranging from how to get started as a writer to the element of chance in writing. She is the author of Digital Fictions: Storytelling in a Material World (2000) and The I Ching for Writers: Finding the Page Inside You (2005).
Date: Thursday 5 August Time:16:00 BST / 11:00 EST
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Find out about how to do so and discover the other benefits of becoming a member of the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW) by clicking here …
Tags: author, creative, creative process, creative spirit, inspiration, sarah jane sloane, vision, writer, Writing
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Raising the Bar on the Writer’s Journey means knowing what you already have in place, understanding precisely what you need to do next, and applying yourself consciously and creatively to consistent action! Raising the bar is an integral part of the journey to successful published authorship and needs to be applied at every stage along the way.
Join me on Tuesday 27 July at 8pm (BST/3pm EST) for a FREE Preview Call* to present the Raise the Bar Individual Coaching Program and learn the secrets of successfully raising the bar on your writer’s journey.
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I’ll also be sharing with you the details of the * 4 month * Raise the Bar Individual Coaching Program for just * 10 writers * starting in September (registration closes Tues 3 August). The Raise the Bar Individual Coaching Program has been created for writers at any stage of the writing journey to benefit from professional feedback, guidance, structure and support.
Read about the Raise the Bar Individual Coaching Program here …
If you’re ready to learn more about raising the bar on your writer’s journey, why not join me for an inspiring and interactive Preview call on Tuesday 27 July at 8pm (BST/3pm EST).
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If you can’t make the live call, no problem. Register anyway and we’ll send you access to the audio recording so that you can listen any time.
Enjoy the journey!
Julia
(*Usual telephone call charges apply)
Tags: action, agent, author, book proposal, creative process, inspiration, mindset, platform, publish, publisher, readers, success, support, true voice, writer, Writing
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Julia McCutchen and Nick Williams introduce the Discover Your Authentic Voice Online Masterclass
Thursday 13th May at
20:00 BST / 15:00 EST
We have created an information-packed preview call for you on our IACCW signature training for 2010, Discover Your Authentic Voice Online Masterclass.
Our preview call is taking place on Thursday 13 May at 8pm (BST/3pm EST) and we will be sharing a huge amount of high quality information on our topic of discovering your authentic voice – on the page and in the world. We will also share with you the details of our new Online Masterclass starting on Wednesday 2 June.
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Tags: authentic, author, conscious, creative, creative process, creative spirit, inspiration, marketing, message to the market, mindset, publication, publish, publisher, Publishing, success, support, writer's voice, Writing
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Julia McCutchen interviews Joseph Sestito 
Thursday 6th May at
16:00 BST / 11:00 EST
Writing and living are at their best when you are in the present moment, living with intensity and exuberance.
Yet, to a greater or lesser degree, most of us are caught in the grips of what the Buddhist traditions call the “Four Worldly Addictions”. Learning how to break free from their grip reduces your suffering, and liberates your creativity and happiness.
Blending contemporary insights from psychotherapy with ancient insights from Eastern and Western Philosophy, Joseph Sestito will show you how to unlock your creativity to apply to your writing as well as to your relationships and to your in life in general.
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Tags: alignment, authentic, buddhist wisdom, creative, creative process, creative spirit, guidance, inspiration, Joseph Sestito, publication, publish, Publishing
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
 Having worked with literally hundreds of aspiring authors over the years, I have witnessed what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to real progress being made with writing.
As I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear, there needs to be a mix of inspiration, information, guidance, feedback and support in varying degress according to each person’s individual requirements.
The one single factor which seems to make the most difference to most writers is having an on-going working relationship with a professional who knows the writing journey inside out.
Yet is it enough for a teacher to teach without being currently engaged in the writing process themselves?
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Tags: author, guidance, inspiration, mentor, support, Writing
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
 Writing a book is a ’whole person’ journey. This means that all aspects of ourselves are involved in the process – physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual.
When these are in harmonious alignment, the well of inspiration overflows with ideas, the words meet the page effortlessly and rewarding connections are made with publishers and readers.
Yet maintaining this state of being ‘in the zone’ isn’t always easy and the reality is that the path to publication involves finding a way through many different challenges.
One of the most challenging aspects of writing a book for publication is the emotional roller coaster we discover ourselves to be on.
And there are times when we wonder why nobody told us quite how hard the whole creative process can feel sometimes!
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Tags: alignment, author, creative process, inspiration, journal, mentor, publication, publisher, readers, Writing
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
 A few days ago, I felt I had reached a metaphorical ‘rock’ in the middle of my usual free-flowing stream of ideas.
The impulse was strong & clear. I was ready to ‘raise the bar’ with my ‘emerging vision’ project but I just wasn’t sure how best to achieve that.
I certainly had lots of possibilities in mind but couldn’t yet see a way forwards which felt ‘right’ at every level (authentic alignment is a high priority for me).
So I wrote about how I was feeling in my journal and spontaneously sent out a plea for help to guide my next steps. Then I let it go and moved on to other things.
Within 36 hours I had my answer!
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Tags: creative, creative process, guidance, inspiration, vision
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
 I was recently working on developing some ideas for a new coaching programme, when seemingly out of nowhere, a sub-title came to mind which I loved immediately.
I felt a strong resonance with the words and delighted at the way in which they captured the essence of what I feel most passionate about when it comes to writing.
Interestingly, I quickly realised that they didn’t fit the new coaching programme at all. But that didn’t matter as I knew exactly where they belonged – my ‘emerging vision’ project.
The new coaching programme had simply acted as a stepping stone for me to discover exactly the right words to describe the focus of my brand new project – the details of which are yet to be revealed!
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Tags: creative process, inspiration, passion
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
The Writer’s Journey FREE Teleseminar Interview Series
 Julia McCutchen interviews Tom Evans, the Bookwright
on Tuesday 29 September 2009
at 8pm (UK time/3pm EST)
All writers experience feeling stuck at one stage or another.
Yet there are solutions to all types of blocks and you can learn how to spot the serendipities which make you a successful author.
By the end of the interview you will know:
- the true purpose of blocks
- why most thoughts aren’t your own and where they really come from
- several simple ways to tap into unlimited inspiration
Tags: author, inspiration, writer's block, Writing
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