by Marilyn | Feb 18, 2015 | Conscious writing, Embodied Writing, Memoir, Women's Memoir, Writing as Presence, Writing Exercise
I’ve “found” my voice, then, just where it ought to have been, in the body-warmed breath escaping my lungs and throat. Nancy Mairs One of my mentoring clients mentioned recently that a writing teacher once told her 90 percent of writing comes down to “butt in...
by Marilyn | Feb 11, 2015 | Conscious writing, Gratitude, Memoir, Truth, Voice, Writing love
There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our...
by Marilyn | Feb 4, 2015 | craft, Interview, Jenny Poore, Voice, writing process
One of my favorite online literary journals is Full Grown People, founded and edited by Jennifer Niesslein. FGP publishes “essays that tackle those moments in life when you wonder, what’s next?” and, if you’re on their email list, like I am, delivers a new essay into...