Category Archives: write every day

The Joy of Having Written

Posted on October 8, 2013 by SharonJoss

I finished editing the final six chapters on AURUM today.  I’m done.  Finished, Finito. This is my fourth completed novel.  The joy and lightness of spirit that comes with having written is a high I’ve now experienced four times, but … Continue reading →

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Writing Practice

Posted on November 4, 2012 by SharonJoss

In her wonderful book, Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg suggests that for the writer, a daily practice of writing is similar to meditation.  She stresses the act of writing longhand, as a sort of limbering up prior to your … Continue reading →

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