What do a scared human, a blue turtle, and a comfy couch have in common? | Just Write for introverts

Taking a stroll through memory and dreams | Just Write for introverts

Today we've got a joyous start followed by relaxing-melty moments and dreamy sequences. Let's see what your brain puts forth as you scoop under your awareness. Here's hoping for awesome, awkward nuggets hiding in the mysteries of the subconscious. Today's song: "High Above the Water" by Kathryn Bostic https://open.spotify.com/track/6yKIqMtgcF8kAbguzcvZQ7?si=ff40cdf8781c44dd [https://open.spotify.com/track/6yKIqMtgcF8kAbguzcvZQ7?si=ff40cdf8781c44dd] Other links: A take on "Beard After Hours" - the episode of Ted Lasso I raved about: https://www.vulture.com/article/ted-lasso-recap-season-2-episode-9-beard-after-hours.html [https://www.vulture.com/article/ted-lasso-recap-season-2-episode-9-beard-after-hours.html] Happy dreaming! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support [https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support]

Love and smoke and not losing the thread | Just Write for introverts

Today we get back to some of my favorite kinds of writing exercises, a prompt style from Natalie Goldberg, where you have your prompt and you write from it, but as you lose the thread of a thought or want to push yourself deeper into your thoughts, you repeat the prompt and write again, and again and again. The focus of the writing today is all hovering around themes of love and relationships it feels like. That's what comes from writing after going on a walk with a friend who's a dating coach! Today's song: "For Now" by Kina Grannis - https://open.spotify.com/track/0c99BUd87HQfzgUUQqRyds?si=fdd9aa14461e431c Other links: Kimberley Healey, dating coach: https://www.instagram.com/hijomitmoi/ "A better way to talk about love" TED Talk by Mandy Len Catron: https://youtu.be/zMWYQRKuc5M A talk about Sula by Toni Morrison from The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzw61BfnE6M Happy writing! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support [https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support]

What do a scared human, a blue turtle, and a comfy couch have in common? | Just Write for introverts

Today was a silly episode. I was in an odd mood: both firm about what I wanted to work on and scattered in thought. How can one be both focused and all over the map? A mix of tiredness and excitement rolled together, perhaps? The main thrust of the session was looking at what drives us, what drives our characters, and then also the driver itself—the narrator. I got a lot of inspiration about types of narrators (character, omniscient, and ambiguous) from Mario Vargas Llosa's book Letter to a Young Novelist. From there came a narration challenge. And so, what do a scared human, a blue turtle, and a comfy couch have in common? Listen to find out! Thanks for rolling with me today! Today's song: "Bird in the Thyme" by Tiny Ruins Link to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=f0bb493e873e4936 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=f0bb493e873e4936] Other links: Letters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Natasha Wimmer: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312421724 [https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312421724] Neil Gaiman's Masterclass: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-gaiman-teaches-the-art-of-storytelling [https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-gaiman-teaches-the-art-of-storytelling] Neil Gaiman's A Calendar of Tales: https://soundcloud.com/a-calendar-of-tales/sets/a-calendar-of-tales [https://soundcloud.com/a-calendar-of-tales/sets/a-calendar-of-tales] The list of prompts from A Calendar of Tales on SFSignal.com: https://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/08/short-fiction-friday-neil-gaimans-a-calendar-of-tales/ [https://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/08/short-fiction-friday-neil-gaimans-a-calendar-of-tales/] Thanks for writing with me today! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support [https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support]

Shift perspective: Be brave and go out | Just Write for introverts

Well, howdy do! Today's focus was all about shifting perspectives and working through feeling stagnant. I'm reading Mary Oliver's collection of short essays, called "Long Life," and am enjoying hearing her voice, the thoughts behind the thoughts, giving insight into her beautiful poetry and pristine way of viewing the world. We take inspiration from her as we mine and define new ways of viewing things. Today's song: "The Secret Kissing of the Sun and Moon" by Hang Massive Link to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=41c9a1bf3c8845c6 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=41c9a1bf3c8845c6] Other links: Mary Oliver's "Long Life" ~ a write up from Brainpickings.org: https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/02/20/mary-oliver-long-life-habit/ [https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/02/20/mary-oliver-long-life-habit/] --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support [https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support]

Favorite phrases, the compost heap, and a bad mystery! | Just Write for introverts

Hello! I've been recording the podcast for awhile now but am only just sharing with friends, so it feels like a new start in a way. Welcome to the newbs! Today we journey into words and phrases we use a lot, things from the past week that have stuck with us, and putting our writing muscles to the test by writing a bad mystery. Today's session is a little longer than usual - potentially due to nerves, but also because I do a bit of a longer look at one of the exercises including how I approached the prompt. Without furthery ado, let's get to it! Here's the link to the song prompt playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=e79a12050ca9419b [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=e79a12050ca9419b] Other links: Neil Gaiman's Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy9b-L7uKqk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy9b-L7uKqk] Annie Dillard's The Writing Life: https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/08/09/annie-dillard-on-writing/ [https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/08/09/annie-dillard-on-writing/] Thank you for writing today! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support [https://anchor.fm/justwriteforintroverts/support]