J – Bringing JOY to writing

A few days ago, I heard someone talk about needing pain to create. I thought that was an old conversation. That we didn't say that anymore. I listened further and again, the whole point was about suffering to help you touch the deep core of your being, that place where true feelings arise. Really? What about the…

F – Finding treasures in notebooks

I do a lot of automatic writing in my notebooks. Just writing without a beginning or an end. Nothing conceptual, just the flow of words. Sometimes, I grab something in the flow. An ambiance, a setting, a flavour, an environment, or someone suddenly showing up and telling his story. It's not "journaling", even though some…