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How Does a Star Eat? Reflections on Space + Ways of Tasting from Writing Playground
A sample writing prompt, plus my response, for your own playful writing practice. I love designing spaces that are part hands-on and part reflective, or part theory and part practice. Writing Playground is a good example of this: Part generative writing time, then part reflection and skill-building, so you can expand the scope of your…
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What does "good enough" even mean?
Maybe it’s time to stop giving shame a place at your table (or your writing desk) This is Roots + Branches, a newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Dr. Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative journey! Ah, shame. There are a…
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Building a routine is a magical act
Plus 60% off Bloom before the doors close I’ve talked about routines before, briefly, and how they help us support our writing without boxing us in. But the power of building a routine (not a schedule) goes way deeper: building skills, like setting a routine that works for you, is an act of everyday magic.…
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Building a Writing Playground
Process as a form of self-expression (or, reflections on structuring my writing practice around play) It’s been 1 year since I first hosted Writing Playground, and as I prepare to welcome a new batch of fellow writers into this space, I’ve been reflecting on what play as practice has meant for me over the course…
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Reconnecting to the spirit of play is easier than you think
The habits and mindsets that helped me fall back in love with my work If you’ve been here a minute, you know I’ve been writing every day (or at least every weekday) for over a decade, and spent years coaching other writers. That means I’ve seen and experienced the highs and lows of writing life…
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As a writer, I recognize the power of my words to move and inform readers around a given subject. Why, then, did it take me so many years to embrace the fact that when I write my intentions for the future, that this, too, is a source of power? Through writing my desires, I focus…
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Lately, in client work and in my own practice, I’ve been really emphasizing small daily actions done in tandem with larger, deeper work. Like a river cutting through a landscape (or one of those old Roman roads that’s several feet lower than the ground around it), those small actions gradually reshape things, until you eventually…
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Practices to meet and hold this moment Lately, I’ve been focusing on simple, practical actions. I love deep, extended dives into my own inner world and how I work, but sometimes you just need a quick, simple practice that you can try then move on with your day. in the Mycelia Writers’ Coven and in…
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