Episode 77: R is for Rome - The Writer’s Life with Michelle Ciani
Welcome to Episode #77:
Michelle Ciani lives in Rome, Italy. Through her writing and journals, she explores place, home, identity and belonging. Rome is the muse, the portal and the inspiration behind her words and letters. Life is a quest. Some of have a sense of belonging and some of us search for it. Here we talk about living in Rome and searching for identity and place. A place can mean many things, but what if a city takes you under their wing and points the way?
R is for Rome, Michelle Ciani writes letters to her city and she mails them all around the world to people who want to connect and feel that Roman joy. We speak of Michelle’s writing journey and daily journal writing as a tool for introspection and therapy. We talk about writing memoir and her connection to the region of Basilicata. This is a great chat if you are interested in the writing journey and living the creative life. And yes, all roads lead to Rome.
"R is for Rome. Roma is my luna, the she-wolf, she is mother and my muse" - Michelle Ciani. Photo Credit - Michelle CianiShownotes:
Visit Michelle Ciani: Letters from Rome and at Substack
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
The Right to Write:: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life by Julia Cameron
Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg
The Artist’s Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering your Creative Self by Julia Cameron
Yoga of Breathe: A Step by Step Guide to Pranayama by
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
La Lupa the She-Wolf: A beautiful symbol in the city of Rome at the Musei Capitolini in the Piazza del Campidoglio
Michelle Ciani is also an architect of the visual and shares beautiful images of Roma on her Instagram feed - @letters_from_Rome - Photo Credit - Michelle Ciani
The Writer’s life and books to help navigate the process…