Week 5. Day 3. The Full Dolly

When I was thirteen, I was sleeping over at my friend Jenny’s house. Her father was a musician. He played folk music, which Jenny and I considered boring and for old people. On this particular weekend, Jenny’s father had been given tickets for a performance by a folk...

Week 5. Day 2. Show up for joy

A few years ago, Liane Moriarty, the author of Big Little Lies, was a little burnt out. Her books have sold millions of copies and been adapted for the screen by Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon – and with that wild success came a great deal of pressure. Liane...

Week 5. Day 1. Be open to courage

Each December, I choose a focus word for the following year. The process helps me centre in on where I want my attention to be for the year ahead. This year, my word is ‘Courage’. Courage is at the heart of writing. Trusting yourself, holding tight to hope, stepping...

Week 4. Day 7. Quiet

How are you going with your daily writing prompts, I wonder? I hope that you are beginning to remember your own creative instinct. I hope that you are casting aside the inner editor and making mess on the page. I hope that you are connecting playfully with your own...