Creative Writing Energy

Life without friends and real connections would be boring. People are multi-layered, complex creatures. It is through our relationships that we learn about life and practice the art of giving and receiving. People aren’t one dimensional and neither should your characters be. Kim and Cath explore the realm of friendships and the role those connections have played in their writing - past and present.

Feelings of inadequacy can be challenging enough as a writer, let alone dealing with toxic people. It can be easy to fall into a negative thought pattern, give power to those toxic thoughts and believe in them enough to lose touch of your real self.

Good bye, 2019! Hello Future. The 2020s are shining bright. The 2010s was all about becoming, healing and growth – shedding old patterns and stale notions that no longer serve us as we step into a brand new era – 2020 is all about unity, connection and raising vibrations.

What is your relationship to social media? The social-media-effect isn’t going away anytime soon. For the modern writer, social media can be a great tool to use for getting our work “out there” as well as connecting to our readers and nurturing relationships with fellow authors. Yet, there can be disadvantages to utilizing opportunity through online platforms - we’re digging in.

Creative Writing Energy Podcast - episode 13 - Mastermind. Introduced by some special friends! The Creative Writing Mastermind group was created as a safe place for like-minded souls to gather, support one another while exploring their creativity together, as well as receiving personalized guidance through their writing journey. Today we are talking all about why we created our exclusive mastermind group and what’s on offer for our lovely members who dare join our fun and crazy writing tribe.

Argh! Christmas is creeping up on us again and you know what that means, right? People and small talk – usually in the form of relatives you see once a year (if you’re lucky). Aside from delectable delights and the heavenly aroma of crackling pork, the big day can be extremely taxing for the introvert.

Apologies are good for the soul, but sometimes it’s difficult to find the words for an apology or know how to accept one. As writers, sometimes we make mistakes, or maybe something we write might upset readers. Knowing how to apologise and the value of an apology is a handy tool to have in your writers’ toolkit. Brett de Hoedt hosts The Hardest Word - a podcast of apologies. They are heartfelt, beautiful, moving, and some are incredibly well written with poetic language. We talk to Brett all...

WRITEHIVE writers convention is an online, non-profit, all-digital convention designed to celebrate the diversity, accomplishments, and community of writers and literary professionals around the world. Assistant Executive Coordinator, Tyler Zeoli joins us to discuss the innovative aspects offered by this first annual writers event set to raise industry standards surrounding free online writer conventions.He also shares with us his unique (and awesome) views about why stories are important...

We are writers when we’re writing. Yet, in an ever-changing publishing landscape saturated with thousands of new releases every year, sometimes it can be difficult to find and keep your “mojo”. Kim and Catherine discuss the pros and cons of the writing life and what keeps the amber's burning enough to push forward, discovering that it takes a whole lot passion, belief and drive to keep persisting in the writing game.

How do you know when you’re on the right path? Kim & Catherine discuss the mistakes they’ve made and the things they’re learned along their publishing journey, and how surrounding yourself with like-minded people is important to your writing career.

Dialogue is the most important part of fiction, and the one thing you can’t afford to screw up. We’re talking about communication and character dialogue - How we convey our characters through communication to drive the story and reveal character traits readers can relate with.

Creativity is just like strength - you get more when you exercise it. The best way to build your creative mind is through practice. The more you flex your creative muscle, the more your mind will naturally innovate. We ask bestselling author, beth Prentice how she balances between the two.

The Pendulum has a rich history dating back as far as 6000 BC. Historically used to locate water, oil, gold and other minerals, the pendulum is also one of the processes used to channel guidance from the higher realms. This simple tool can provide a pathway to help with creativity. We’re going to show you how.

A Creative Writing Energy Side-Dish-Extra to accompany last week’s episode, Do you Tell People you’re a Writer? Well, Do You?

We're talking family, friends and relatives and their reactions to your writing. All too often creatives are placed on the firing line - the moment we mention we’re writers we may be opening Pandora’s Box, and that’s before we release our words to the world for people to judge our intellectual labor.

Sometimes, it’s difficult to get a good feel for the person your character represents, especially during the initial stages of creation. We’re discussing how writers can make use of Astrology to help create their characters - even if you’re not a believer!