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(#10) Before I Begin Part 3: Belonging
You - I - we belong here, no matter what Imposter Syndrome has to say. So let's fucking dance.
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One single spark: the curing salt edition
A feast of a spark shared with my ghost selves
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(#9) Before I Begin Part 2: Rituals
Whatever the fuck it takes to remember the value in creating still exists
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Our first single sparks for 2025
Getting the out-of-reach tinned peaches down for each other
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(#8) New short fiction: The Sixteenth Brolga
A painting on canvas becomes a painting on skin - a fairy tale about transformations
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(#7) Before I Begin Part 1: Feeling sick about writing - is it anxiety? Nerves? Or, excitement?
Introducing a special 3-part summer/winter series, on prepping to begin writing a new novel
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One single spark: walking in the snow edition
That flare in our hearts when we realise we know more about our art than we think
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(#6) Creativity in overwhelm
Grief, courage, hope + compassion for our inner critics
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(#5) "What Thornfield flowers would you choose for grief and love?"
Have courage, take heart
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One Single Spark
Noticing and sharing what’s igniting our imaginations
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(#4) Rock bottom + deep time + creativity + 8 words that changed my life
Clinging white-knuckled to curiosity kept me going: what might be possible if I didn’t make every decision in my life from a place of fear?
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Introductions: it's glorious to meet you
New introductions chat thread for The Joy Rise paid subscribers
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