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Sarina Zoe's avatar

This was something of a relief to read, thank you for sharing so openly Lauren.

For me, writing feels agonising at times, and I think this is why I’d avoided completely claiming the writer in me for most of my life, and only having short seasons of writing with many years of winter in between!

But now that I’m utterly devoted to writing and publishing weekly, I recognise why I had a subtle background staleness ever present in my life before this.

Writing is my richness and even though sometimes agonising it fulfills me, probably more than anything else.

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Macey Shofroth's avatar

I’m so taken with how the ideas of “I should,” “I thought,” “I hope,” “I want” operate in our writing and writing practice. It’s been a lot of work for me to lean in to letting the act of writing light the way rather than trying to force own will that comes from my own expectations. I’m finding that a little bit of wander is where the magic comes. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

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