"I like to stick things in the notebook, or even -- occasionally -- have space for a little drawing or something. I need more freedom than lined paper can provide, is what I'm saying."
Thank you dear Elizabeth! AND guess what -- yesterday I went to a stationery store and bought myself some special pens for journaling. You inspired me to up my game!
Ha! The part about the idyllic office made me chuckle. I have a desk in the loft below a skylight—looks lovely, but I’d rather write in a cave with low light, and no visible features at all. I used to write in cafes… I do love to write in the forest!
I laughed so hard when I read that 😆 I write in an alcove off my living room but it is lined with books and sunlight does stream in through the windows and I don’t think I appreciate it as much as I should!
What a bonus! After watching the recording of, Elizabeth, your excellent Power of Personal Narrative: Crafting Op-Eds That Spark Change session in the HerStories March Incubator (I am an abortion rights storyteller; your session very much resonated with my own experience and made me think about pitching), coming here to subscribe to your Substack and finding your conversation with Amy, who I will be meeting next month for the "Motherlode" retreat and a one-on-one. It's nice to be doing these things for myself and get back to feeling like a *writer* again.
Thank you dear Elizabeth! AND guess what -- yesterday I went to a stationery store and bought myself some special pens for journaling. You inspired me to up my game!
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Ha! The part about the idyllic office made me chuckle. I have a desk in the loft below a skylight—looks lovely, but I’d rather write in a cave with low light, and no visible features at all. I used to write in cafes… I do love to write in the forest!
I laughed so hard when I read that 😆 I write in an alcove off my living room but it is lined with books and sunlight does stream in through the windows and I don’t think I appreciate it as much as I should!
What a bonus! After watching the recording of, Elizabeth, your excellent Power of Personal Narrative: Crafting Op-Eds That Spark Change session in the HerStories March Incubator (I am an abortion rights storyteller; your session very much resonated with my own experience and made me think about pitching), coming here to subscribe to your Substack and finding your conversation with Amy, who I will be meeting next month for the "Motherlode" retreat and a one-on-one. It's nice to be doing these things for myself and get back to feeling like a *writer* again.