Episode 107: Tabula Rasa - Tips & Tricks to Start Writing that Book (or keep going)!
Welcome to Episode #107:
The writing life is full of possibilities and paradoxes, yet some times you need some tips and tricks on how to move forward, how to make time, how to get past the resistance and the limitations and just write. Living a creative life takes a little audacity, a dose of commitment and a tonne of self care, it’s about nurturing your creativity and your projects until they are ready to bloom.
Today I share some of the tools, the tricks, some tips and the books on writing and creativity that have helped me complete my books, or more so, just get started. It is all about beginners mind and the art of small compounding victories that lead you to build momentum and structure over time. Anyway, this is what I have discovered over thirty years of being curious and absolutely determined to keep creating and making things along the way!
Shownotes: Books for the Writer’s Life
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
Henry Miller on Writing by Henry Miller
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Word by Word by Anne Lamont - Audible Edition
Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
Leap First by Seth Godin
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Steven King
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Daily Rituals by Mason Currey
The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life by Julia Cameron
The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community by Ray Oldenberg
