“And inspirations, that we deem our own,
Are some divine foreshadowing and foreseeing
Of things beyond our control.”
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- H.W. Longfellow 🌊
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I thought I didn’t like poetry, but what my sister showed me is that I’d just been reading the wrong poets! 🌟
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Side-note: submitting your beloved work into the world is always scary, isn’t it? Goodness knows every “no” is disappointing, but I’m pretty sure my pregnant hormones exacerbate that feeling times a million. 🙈
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My fave thing to do when disappointment strikes is to read beautiful words and remind myself what my heart and mind are capable of creating 🌟💖💫
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What’s your go-to way to encourage yourself creatively?
I’ve been pretty quiet around here lately, because preparing for the newest arrival to our family has me like...well, 🤪🤪🤪
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But I love updating my creative community and reading y’alls updates! So here’s what I’ve been working on through the nesting frenzy:
📝 researching agents for my finished manuscript
📝 starting several different drafts of new projects, waiting to see which one grabs me...somehow mine always involve some element of magic or whimsy ✨
📝 working through some writing workbooks to generate ideas and hone my craft
📝 reading three books simultaneously - Fellowship of the Ring, Guernsey, and the Landry News
📝 eating all the things and planting it 24/7 on my exercise ball 😂
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👉Question: Have you ever read a fairytale re-telling you absolutely loved? What was it?? 💛✨
