by LaurenMarieFleming | Jun 2, 2023 | Book Talk, Journaling, Writer Resources, Writing Inspiration, Writing motivation., Writing tips and tools.
You know what I miss about summer as a kid? The prospect of love. Every summer, I just knew this was the one I would find true love with some boy – always from out of town that I’d never have to see again – and finally be like all the other thin,...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Apr 12, 2023 | Artist Motivation, Journaling, Tell your story., Writer Resources, Writing motivation., Writing tips and tools.
The other day, I put up a post on social media asking people for the best piece of writing advice they’d ever gotten. The answers were prime examples of why most people fail at starting a writing ritual. One man said, “don’t read books.” When I asked him why he could...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Feb 27, 2023 | Artist Motivation, Courses, Discover your story., Journaling, Tell your story., The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writing to Heal
Hey there. FYI, this letter talks about cancer, grief, and death, so if you’re not feeling up for that today, feel free to skip it. That said, it’s a beautiful story about honoring fear and has a powerful journaling exercise for you at the end, so I...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Feb 21, 2018 | Courses, Journaling, My story., Reading to heal
“And it keeps coming, and it keeps coming, and it keeps coming ’til the day it stops.” – from Someone Great by LCD Soundsystem I’m dealing with cancer in my family again. If you’ve been around awhile and are keeping track, that...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Dec 14, 2017 | Journaling, My story., The stories you tell yourself.
My birthday is in December, but this year I had a party in late September with my friends in Mexico City and then another one in November with my friends in San Francisco. During the two weeks surrounding the actual day, I had three celebratory dinners (two at the...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Nov 22, 2017 | Journaling, Writing to Heal
Are you perfect? I’m going to guess you aren’t. No offense meant, I actually love imperfect people. You’re human. You’re like me. There’s so much rhetoric about perfection this time of year. Cook the perfect turkey, serve it on a...
