Tag: mary oliver
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Field notes on writing a poem in a day
I almost didn’t write this blog post. I had decided to include a poem but felt more and more daunted by the task at hand. This is field notes on how I went about writing a poem in a day despite doubts and fear. A listening heart When my life gets shattered by loss, the […]
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How to Keep a Nature Journal as a Writer
A nature journal is the perfect tool for writer. So the same measures I use when going for a walk namely pay attention and be astonished is the same measures with which to choose the words I tell a story. Put a flower in your story and make it stand out in words as beautiful as it does in nature.
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Create setting with a journal
I want to link my journaling more tightly in with my writing practice and novel writing and I will do what is always true of writing – just start.