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The Simple Joys of Journaling: Journaling For Writers

April 12, 2023April 17, 2023 / Meredith Allard / Leave a comment

Journaling Is a Good Habit For Creatives Many writers keep a journal in one form or another. If you're like me, you probably have several journals going at once. I don't write in each of my journals every day; I write in them as needed. I have a personal journal where I jot down observations … Continue reading The Simple Joys of Journaling: Journaling For Writers

A Creativity Refresher Course: The Artist’s Way

June 26, 2017March 31, 2023 / Meredith Allard

My Creativity Needed a Boost Last week I started participating in Julia Cameron's 12-week course The Artist's Way. It might seem odd that I would start such a course at this stage of my writing life. I've been writing since I was a teenager, I've had short stories and articles published since 2000, and Her … Continue reading A Creativity Refresher Course: The Artist’s Way

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  • One Scene I Almost Cut From The Professor of Eventide (and Why I Kept It)
    If you’ve been writing as long as I have, you already know that every novel we write contains scenes that seem to come effortlessly as well as scenes that have to fight to survive. In The Professor of Eventide, there … Continue reading One Scene I Almost Cut From The Professor of Eventide (and Why I Kept It)
  • The Books That Shaped The Writer I Became
    When I think about the writer I’ve evolved into, after more than 20 years of learning and honing my craft, I can trace part of that journey through four books in particular: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Writing Down … Continue reading The Books That Shaped The Writer I Became
  • How I Know a Story is Finished (Or Not)
    Since I finished The Professor of Eventide, I’ve had some time to think about how I know when a book is finished. At what point is the book done done and at what point am I still tinkering just for … Continue reading How I Know a Story is Finished (Or Not)
  • The No-Tropes Manifesto: Why I Choose the Unknown Over Formula
    I feel a little funny saying this, especially since I was the executive editor of a literary journal for 23 years, but I hadn’t paid much attention to the word trope until a few years ago when it seemed like … Continue reading The No-Tropes Manifesto: Why I Choose the Unknown Over Formula

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