
Writing on the Intuitive Side of the Brain

If the writer can go with this—if the writer can be in the flow with what’s happening and surrender to it—all is well and everything will be fine. The story will be in rest mode for some time
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accept what is happening with curiosity, and with an open heart.
Lauren Sapala • Writing on the Intuitive Side of the Brain
In order to be successful with using an intuitive writing process, you’ll need to be checking in with yourself on a constant basis.
Lauren Sapala • Writing on the Intuitive Side of the Brain
and the writer can go off and do something else. Maybe work on a different writing project, or paint and draw, or go out into the fields and gather wildflowers to press into a book. Or maybe just deal with life events that conveniently come up at the same time and need to be addressed. The rest break given to the writer is a blessing, not a
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This is why we set the intention to treat our characters as real people who are not made-up versions of ourselves. Instead, we accept the
Lauren Sapala • Writing on the Intuitive Side of the Brain
In many cases for intuitive writers, handwriting works better than anything else to open creative flow and dissolve blocks, especially when writing fiction. This is because writing is a matter of energy transference. This can be difficult for a lot of people to grasp because we live in a highly rational society, and so most of us view writing as
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If you are a writer with the Magical Child archetype, this energy is linked directly to your creativity. It is your power and your gift, and it is something you are meant to share with the world.
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If you are called to be a writer, you will eventually unearth the mythology of your own life, if you write for long enough. You will also see how being a writer fits into that mythology. You will see how it defines your life story, and you will realize that it could be no other way. You refusing the call to write would be like Dorothy getting her
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to distract the conscious mind.