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[jmlaime]

Random updates to wrap up April and welcome May: 🖋- I am beyond happy about using my pen name, and for the changes I’ve implemented on this account. I’ve started unfollowing every account that doesn’t directly feed my creative, writerly life because ✨I’m only on here to talk about books, writing, and creating.✨ Okay, yes, I follow cute animals, too. It’s called “balance”.) 🌌- I am *serious* about a buddy read/book club for Big Magic. It would be the perfect overlap of my professional skills and my heart’s passion!! I’m thinking starting around midsummer (June 24) for a month so that it would be right on the mid year! Thoughts on this?? Pls share below. 💖- I’ve been inspired by a former student/current colleague (you know who you are 😉) to try a new approach to healing my PTSD. The process is emotionally painful yet effective. (More on this some day.) ✍️- New therapy is helping me untangle my relationship with writing. I’m able to see the natural space between my writing & the outcomes of the writing. 📚 - Since creativity is expansive, I have room for more than one story at once. One of those stories is an old idea prodding me nonstop. Clocked ~1300 words last night!! 🌸- Rainy day orchid. Swipe to see sunny day orchid 🙃 #bigmagic #inspirationforwriters #lifeasawriter #lifeasacreative #writerlift #writingroutine #amcreatingworldswithmywords #thewritingprocess #mywritepath #pathtopublication #writingjourney #literarylifestyle #intentionalcreativity #introvertwriter #imakestuffup #storymagic #writermagic #writingismagic #fellowcreativeminds #wwtsalumni #writergram #amwritingfantasy #writerproblems #lifeofawriter #writersconnection #novelist #writerswrite #literary #fantasywriter #writingislife https://www.instagram.com/p/CdBv1p-LdaO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jmlaime]

It seems a lot healthier to think of creativity as a partner (in crime ... if you write the kind of things I write). We collaborate, creativity & I. We're partners. Sometimes, I'm serving creativity. Sometimes, creativity is serving me. And sometimes, we're hand-in-hand running down the road together, or paddling a boat, or riding a dragon, or driving a getaway vehicle. (Depends on the story.)