currently working through the artistās way, and morning pages have quickly become a fav. Itās a steam-of-thought/get everything on the page daily habit. I find itās great to just get the momentum going if I want to work but Iām stuck on what to do (you can even think through this conflict on the page and brainstorm solutions or figure out why you donāt feel like it). I like to also look through stuff I wrote previously if I had any good ideas I didnāt know what to do with at the time.
Mar 14, 2025
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I was going to recommend The Artistās Way, but someone already has. So I thought Iād come and say that she has another course-book called āThe Right to Writeā. I havenāt started it yet, but I have it and itās similar to The Artistās Way but focussed specifically on writing. I really loved The Artistās Way, and there are things I started when I was doing it that have become parts of my life in general. Morning pages are something Iāve done for years but had fallen out of doing everyday, so it put me back on track and I find it useful. Although I do sometimes think that i prefer evening pages to morning. Morning pages your brain is blank so itās easier to create new things, but if you struggle with creating new things atm then evening pages often gives you more to work with. You have everything you did that day, stuff to reflect on, feelings to process. So if morning pages are feeling tough, perhaps try before bed! You might end up doing both night and morning!
Mar 19, 2024
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The former stolen from 'The Artist's Way' (three pages of stream-of-consciousness journaling every morning), the latter inspired by someone I follow on IG who once posted "the morning walk changed my life" (she was right).
As a practice, morning pages are basically taking out the garbage for your brain, while to douche-ily drop a Nietzsche quote I've come across a bunch recently, āAll truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.ā
Plus a bunch of mediocre ones!
But really, can't say enough about both for creativity... and sanity <3
Jan 23, 2024
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Before you guys ask, yes Iāve been doing the morning pages from āThe Artistās Wayā LOL
Real talk though, the structure of the book has been super helpful in structuring my own creative process, and one of the best possible things itās done for me so far is to learn how to write and create, even when youāre ānot in the moodā or youāre mentally blocked. On the days I canāt think of shit, I just start rambling about gossip and chairs and people watching (or whatever misc thing is on your mind) and all of a sudden a new project idea hit me out of some random association in my brain from years ago that I never touched til now
Anyway yeah, GO WRITE AND CREATE EVEN IF YOU DONT FEEL LIKE IT bc youāll be surprised at what finds you!!!
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Iām too dear with lovely things. I keep the brooch my 2nd grade teacher gave me in a box, safe, and because of this Iāve never worn something I really like! I recently decided I needed to wear my brooch with the sweater I finished knitting this weekend. It made it feel even more special. :)
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