ending the loop
weekly story work exercise
If you’re new here, Story Work is the name of my current book-in-progress. It describes a process of reflection, reclaiming, and reimagining the stories of our lives. It involves looking at your life experiences as creative material that you have the power to shape. Paid subscribers receive Story Work exercises every Sunday night at 8 pm et.
Read on about a new book giveaway, and a preview of our weekly exercise.
Book Giveaway
On Wednesday, February 28, from 12 pm - 1 pm et, the Inner Story Writing Circle will be joined by author Javacia Harris Bowser, an award-winning journalist, essayist, educator, and author of Find Your Way Back: How to Write Your Way Through Anything. Through this collection of essays, she demonstrates how she’s used writing to achieve some of her wildest dreams such as being a public speaker, having her own column, and being her own boss. The book also explores how writing, self-love, and faith helped her overcome her worst nightmare: a cancer diagnosis in 2020. We’ll be discussing the book, her creative process, and publishing journey.
If you’d like to attend this session and join our all-access writing group to support your personal story work & creative development, you can learn more about the Inner Story Writing Circle here.
If you are not a member and would like to join us, you can also attend the session by purchasing a copy of Find Your Way Back and sending me proof of purchase. Proof of purchase can be a photo of you with the book, a picture of your receipt, etc.
I’m also hosting a giveaway!
Everyone who comments on this or any post that goes up between today and Monday, February 26, will be entered to win a copy of Find Your Way Back and access to our visit with her on February 28.
The Art of Writing Rough Drafts
Do you ever think to yourself: “I have many creative ideas and stories to tell, but why is it so hard to get my ideas out of my head and onto the page?”
I have a workshop for that. This three-day workshop provides specific techniques for you to experiment with and integrate into your writing process.
You will learn the difference between the mindset needed for idea and draft generation and the mindset needed for organizing and editing your work. You will learn various approaches to each step of the writing process: idea generation, prewriting, outlining, drafting, revising, and finishing. Writers will come away with full drafts and a new appreciation for the early stages of story development.
You can learn more and register here.
Okay, let’s get into this week’s Story Work exercise.
ending the loop
We started our Time Travel theme last week with the question:
What would you do with the power of time travel?
For the next few weeks we will continue to use this concept for creative self-discovery and storytelling work.