Motivation: What keeps you writing? If you keep the 'why' in mind, it helps as you sit before the blank document. I write because my ideas play like a movie in my mind. My characters aren't me, but they solve difficult problems and inspire me to do that same. #writing #booksky #writingastherapy
My love/hate relationship with rewriting "character development"
chapters. With this one it's because everything in it was projection of what i was going through.
Working on this chapter after 6 months brings back bad memories.
#writing #writer #writingastherapy #recovery #addiction #mentalhealth
Another #shortstory excerpt from my new #book collection ‘Words Will Travel 2025’. What would you do if you met your child’s bully and they were in a vulnerable situation????? #writingastherapy #bookstagram #bookish Link to pre-order in bio. #booksky
Picture is a daily prompt for fantasy authors to share miscellaneous aspects of their works in progress throughout the month of November. The associated hashtag is #FantasyIndiesNovember.
Photo is a temporary book cover. It shows a cut-down tree trunk with a small green twig rising from the dead trunk. White text reads "A Tchao in Ilimak, a story of Dainu, by JG Duke".
#FantasyIndiesNovember Day 20-
For /this/ book, inspiration came from growing up as a sad, lonely teenager, surviving mental health emergencies with no support, resources, or understanding in a foreign country.
Lots of big feelings!
#booksky #inspiration #WritingCommunity #WritingAsTherapy
Writing was my first safe space, a way to process unspoken emotions and support my mental health recovery.
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#writingastherapy #MentalHealthRecovery
A black and white photo of a long crack running along a paved surface. There is water standing in the distance on the left side of the crack that shows a brief reflection of the sky.
I wonder How a heart and mind Can take so much When the weight of things get so heavy That a person can get swallowed and crushed When there’s nothing but tears And a hollow pit in your soul Even though you know Or honestly, more that you hope There’s absolutely no substance To the truth and the lies That trauma shapes as reality in your fears Love and loss will always be Two separate sides of the same coin And I wonder Just how much My soul can handle Before it cracks and breaks “Wonder” ~ d. marie
#Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Poetry #PoetsOfBlueSky #MonochromeMonday #monochrome #WritingIsHealing #WrittenEmotions #WritingAsTherapy
Ana McCracken, MFA, says writing brought her calm—and clarity.
On Episode 13 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, she explores journaling as therapy, generational discovery, and discernment.
⚫ Watch now: youtu.be/bNw7idpimeI
#iNNOVATIONInsights #WritingAsTherapy #CreativeProcess #Podcast
Sunrise wakes the world,
new dreams light up the morning,
rest gave strength to soar. 🌅✨
#writingastherapy #gentlehealing #poeticpause
The sun whispers its gentle hello,
Crisp air hugs leaves with a sly grin,
Six dreams softly stretch awake,
Clouds paint skies with hope,
Each step feels brand new,
Morning unfolds,
Day begins,
Rise up,
Shine! 🌟
#writingastherapy #poetryofthenight #poeticpause
An ancient phallic carving.
Here we go -- I've "found" my new novel... and I'm feeling a little John Irving-esque because I keep using the same thematic set of characters over and over again, just mixing them up in different ways. What internal traumas am I dealing with that I didn't know I had? #writingastherapy
Here I am, sitting in the bow of a narrowboat, singing my comic song, Eight Inches Down, for anyone who has had the pleasure of dealing with broadband providers. #writingastherapy youtu.be/Q4tJOF81-S0?...
A girl sits in her sunshine-filled room writing in her diary about her sadness.
I invite you to read my latest blog post where I discuss how writing became my lifeline in battling depression. It's a powerful testament to the healing nature of words. Engage with my story at www.elviracordileone.com/blog
#writingastherapy
#writingistherapy
#helpfordepression
#survivingdepression
New Episode: Stephanie Parent
#stephanieparent #cindergirlgrowswings #poetry #gothicpoetry #feministpoetry #bdsm #bodyimage #girlhood #fairytales #phoenix #burnout #emotionalabuse #submissive #dungeonlife #writingastherapy #wildfire #poetrycollection #bookinterview #horrorlit #femalepoets
Disquietude Murky, but from lack of light, not debris A persistent gloaming, a mental movie one degree out of focus. Populated with dark corners and shadows They are familiar shapes and patterns, made strange Simply two steps passed twilight.
#vss365 #poetry #poem #fathom #writingastherapy
#mutethatfool
Lance Robinson, science fiction writer, is tired. But he's hanging in there.
The past two weeks drained me. But I finished another chapter, in which the main character sees how thoroughly the government he works for has abandoned Truth as a guiding principle.
Therapy for the writer? Not sure. But it feels good to have finished the chapter.
#iwritespecfic #writingastherapy
