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Welcome to open conversations about wellness, spirituality, writing, and creative expression between fellow spiritual beings journeying through life. In this space, we explore creative embodiment through the lenses of collective liberation, authentic living, and authentic creative expression.
This podcast is an extension of Wellspringwords® the online platform, a Literary Anthology, Podcast, and Creative Enrichment Studio that supports humans with Sacred inner-world cultivation through the magic and power of words and embodiment. Join the conversation and community!
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem shares insight about her experience writing her first fiction novel – especially as a writer who has taken her writing life into her own organic and authentic hands, no MFA program to bolster her creative authority.
In this episode, she speaks about cultivating your fertility as a writing (creative) being, practical tips for fiction novel writing, editing voice vs editing the story, and so much more. Tune in and enjoy! Share this episode with a writer friend of yours.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Excerpt from Nkem’s novel
1:20 - Introduction to the episode: all about fiction writing
5:58 - Shifting away from degrading our value as creators
10:03 - Nkem’s mental approach to novel-writing
13:19 - How Nkem decided to start the project of a fiction novel
19:18 - Cocreating the story with your characters
21:09 - “Worthiness” as a storyteller living a writing life
25:41 - How writing retreats have helped Nkem deepen into the storytelling process
31:51 - How use conflict to move the story forward
34:26 - Invitation to engage in a single 1-1 coaching session
39:13 - Practical tip for building momentum when novel-writing
42:52 - A note on the feminine, non-linear approach to learning
44:46 - Writing style: intimate and embodied or externalized?
50:11 - “How do you edit the story without editing your voice?”
52:26 - Who are you really writing/living for?
53:54 - Tips + insights for writing and editing a long writing project
59:46 - Fiction novel writing as a catalyst for personal evolution
1:01:19 - Diffuse vs directed creative energy: become unstoppable
1:05:39 - Cultivating inner strength and power
1:07:09 - The reality of living by devotion to creative energy
1:11:31 - Stay connected + dive into more!
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