by MichaelaChung | Apr 28, 2014 | Blog
“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life; they feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again.” ~ Anne Lamott Brenda Knowles invited me to participate in the “My Writing Process” blog tour. Brenda is the creator of Space2Live, a website about introversion, intimacy and relationships. She writes delicious things. See for yourself. I write for a living, but I also write for a life. I write blog posts, website content, press releases, and ebooks. When nobody’s looking, I write poetry. You can find some of my micropoems on Twitter. My Writing Manifesto Write. Write to inspire. Write to connect. Write to tell secrets we all share. Write in the morning and in the night. Write around the edges of the day, blurring the line between fiction and life. Inhale beauty. Exhale words that leave a legacy. Take off your blinders and write with VISION. Let your words be a sermon and an exorcism. Put some skin in. Smear your soul across the page. Give your heart away on 8”11 sheets. Write words that tickle, embrace, and seduce. Words that transform. Words that matter. Write. Current Project “A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.” ~ Franz Kafka At the moment I’m preparing for my “Super Spring...