by LaurenMarieFleming | Jun 6, 2023 | Discover your story., My story., Queerness, Social Justice, Tell your story., The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writer Resources, Writing Inspiration, Writing motivation.
My local fiction-focused bookstore just sent out a list of the LGBTQIA+ books that have come out between last pride and this one. Mind you, they’re a store that actively seeks out LGBTQIA+ titles and stocks them. Want to guess how many books were on that list?...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Apr 25, 2023 | Artist Motivation, Illness, Grief, Cancer, Musings, My story., My writing., Reading to heal, The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writing motivation., Writing tips and tools., Writing to Heal
Have you ever just completely lost your desire to do something you love? This winter, I lost my desire to be a writer. hiding away from the world in Yosemite Really, I lost my desire to do anything. Between my nephew dying of cancer, the ten year anniversary of my...
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 | Jan 23, 2023 | Bawdy Love, Illness, Grief, Cancer, My story., Reading to heal, The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writing to Heal
CW: This post talks about illness, blood, and fatphobia. So if you’re not in a place to read about that, feel free to skip it. I am sick. I’ve tried to deny this fact for months, but it’s not something I can ignore anymore. It’s not terminal, but it’s the kind...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Apr 9, 2018 | Artist Motivation, My writing., The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Writing motivation., Writing tips and tools.
When we were kids, my cousins used to write and perform these elaborate theater productions in their back yard. Every kid in the neighborhood would be given some kind of role, from star to ticket taker to prop manager. A planter was their stage, a sheet their curtain,...
by LaurenMarieFleming | Feb 27, 2018 | Bawdy Love, My story., The stories you were told., Writing to Heal
“Blame it on the rain that was falling, falling.” – from Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli It rained this weekend in San Diego. We needed this. I needed this. I lived in Oregon for many years and love nothing more than spending a rainy day inside...
