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Storyteller seeks ways to jump-start process of writing
An aspiring storyteller used daily journaling to overcome grief and writer's block after losing both parents, drawing on a 20-plus-year career in writing and teaching.
- After a period of silence, the correspondent began recording daily happenings without commentary, committing to a daily journaling practice that later produced stories.
- Over the past two years, the correspondent buried both parents and, despite a 20+-year career reading others' writing, struggles to encourage their own work.
- By middle school the correspondent says they had lost confidence, and procrastination plus family and household obligations often block writing time at home, though they teach storytelling daily.
- Seen as therapeutic and practical, journaling was presented as a central technique for restarting writing, with the advice columnist urging readers to start a practice by saying 'I can't say enough about the value of journaling'.
- Consider taking a generative workshop that supplies prompts and deadlines, as the correspondent can benefit from weekly showing-up expectations and being gentle with themselves.
15 Articles
15 Articles
Asking Eric: I want to write stories about my life but don’t know where to begin
Dear Eric: Over the past two years, I have buried both of my parents. My place in the world going forward feels uncertain and untethered, but in reflecting on their lives and long, long marriage, I now see that everything we are, we have, and we do – to me – really only matters through the lens of story.From my earliest memory, I wanted to write. By middle school, I lost my way; I lost confidence. I’ve spent a 20+-year career reading others’ wri…
Asking Eric: I know I’m a good writer and I have good stories to share. How do I get started?
DEAR ERIC: Over the past two years, I have buried both of my parents. My place in the world going forward feels uncertain and untethered, but in reflecting on their lives and long, long marriage, I now see that everything we are, we have, and we do – to me – really only matters through the lens of story.
Asking Eric: After burying both my parents, I wonder if I even have my own story worth telling
Dear Eric: Over the past two years, I have buried both of my parents. My place in the world going forward feels uncertain and untethered, but in reflecting on their lives and long, long marriage, I now see that everything we are, we have, and we do – to me – really only matters through the lens of story.
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Storyteller seeks ways to jump-start process of writing
Dear Eric: Over the past two years, I have buried both of my parents. My place in the world going forward feels uncertain and untethered, but in reflecting on their lives and long, long marriage, I now see that everything…
Asking Eric: Finding my voice as a writer after loss
Dear Eric: Over the past two years, I have buried both of my parents. My place in the world going forward feels uncertain and untethered, but in reflecting on their lives and long, long marriage, I now see that everything we are, we have, and we do — to me — really only matters through the lens of story.
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