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On Losing and Finding Your Voice
I was writing the other day about things that you can do to find your voice – your authentic writing voice. It links back to many of the other things that we’ve been talking about over the last few...
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How Intention Adds Fuel To The Writing Fire
Intention is what allows me to write. I guess you could call it my underlying inspiration. What lights the touchpaper of my words. By intention I do not mean plans, goals or aims to write X number of...
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Show A Little Faith: Thunder Road And The Power Of Your Own Voice
As I continue this exploration of powerful writing I started thinking about a song to add to the mix. I wanted to include a song clip today – as it’s Wednesday, which has been informally designated, by...
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Have A Little Faith In The Power Of Your Own Voice
I love the way our words connect. From a post Brad Shorr wrote on powerful writing, to a post here sharing a clip of Thunder Road. The power of the song prompted Wendi Kelly to leave this comment:...
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The Song Of The Littlest Birds
One of the things I enjoy about these monthly conversations is the way recurring themes and images emerge. This month singing and songs have wound their way back into our understanding of powerful...
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Writing That Comes From the Source
Look to your source. Find your truth. These simple words seem, to me, to lie at the heart of what it means to write with confidence. They’re an English version of an idea, a value, a mantra that comes...
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The Courage To Hear Yourself Sing: Free E-Book
This ebook was written from a month of conversations on the blog about authenticity, confident writing, and writing voice. Here’s an extract from the e-book on what authenticity means in writing: When...
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Out From Behind the Shelter of Words
I’ve been thinking a lot about ‘voice‘ recently. Not just writing voice, but actual physical, human voice and what that adds to the mix. I’m aware of a growing internal insistence to use my own voice...
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Don't Wait Until You Know Who You Are
One of the articles I stumbled across when thinking about perfectionism was this piece by Austin Kleon, called How to Steal Like An Artist. It flew around the net at the time and you might already have...
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37 Things
37 things you might find as you write your way to the finding of your writing voice: Comfort in your own skin Awkwardness Flow Impossible stuckness Pride Embarrassment Fear Unstoppable confidence Dull,...
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