Tag Archives: morning pages

The Joy of Writing

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Karen Whitelaw

A writer friend who is also doing the challenge of observing and writing down the details every day sent me this email, ‘It is quite  incredible the wandering paths my mind has taken just by writing in the moment like this.Today … Continue reading →

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Writing is like loose pyjamas

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Karen Whitelaw

Julia Cameron said that writing should be like loose pyjamas. What she means is writing can be casual and comfortable. Cameron writes three ‘morning pages’ of longhand every day. Morning pages are stream-of-consciousness writing that have no restrictions and carry … Continue reading →

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January Challenge

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Early in my writing life I became friends with a woman who created perfect prose. Her language, its rhythms and word choices, sang exquisitely. Her stories evoked such overwhelming emotion in me that I often felt like crying from the … Continue reading →

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