Search Blogs
Tag Search Results For 'inner censor' (13)
Magic Spell to Brighten Dingy Gray Writing
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | September 1st 2008 by Sharon Lippincott
Juicy Pens Thirsty Paper
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | August 5th 2008 by Sharon Lippincott
To Spell, or Not to Spell, That is the Question—Cont.
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | April 7th 2008 by Sharon Lippincott
My last post on spelling and grammar hit nerves around the world. Comments varied, but one way or another, all support spelling. Some also exposed a couple of Inner Critic origins: fear of appearing stupid, and teachers (of all sorts) who feed that f read more
Reactions to Gretchen
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | March 1st 2008 by Sharon Lippincott
After posting my introduction to Gretchen, my newly emerged Inner Censor, I read it to a writing group. The first response was, “Is this fiction or what?”“No. It is not fiction. Strange as it may sound, I did meet Gretchen, and she is quite rea read more
Introducing Gretchen, my Inner Censor and Critic
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | February 26th 2008 by Sharon Lippincott
It’s been nearly two years since my Muse, Sarabelle, introduced herself to me. Those of you who have read my occasional reports of Sarabelle’s influence know that she tends to be a bit feisty at times.This morning as I sat musing about some seld read more
They Do Notice
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | January 27th 2008 by Sharon Lippincott
Your family will notice your mistakes. At least some of them will. And that's okay!Last week I had a brainstorm: I'd print out a copy of Tosh and the Water Guns to mail to one of my grandsons with another gift. I hoped he'd get a kick out of reading read more
Brain Dumping
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | January 9th 2008 by Sharon Lippincott
The story I started in the last post about story catching goes on. I learned that Stephanie and I needed to go beyond that interview. My understanding was that it would be a great help if I’d just write down a few memories from my childhood. That s read more
Melting the Ice Around Your Truth
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | December 17th 2007 by Sharon Lippincott
My words are stuck. They are not stuck in my fingers. They are not stuck in my mind. They are stuck in my heart, frozen in an iceberg of indecision and doubt. I sense my Truth is in there, but it remains veiled, refusing to reveal itself. How do I m read more
Unravelling the Mystery of You
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | December 12th 2007 by Sharon Lippincott
After decades of keeping a secret so large he can hardly believe it himself, he needs to tell his story, to know who he really is.— Jesse KornbluthThese sentences appeared on Jesse Kornbluth’s electronic concierge service, Headbutler.com in a rev read more
The Story That Herm Wrote
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | October 25th 2007 by Sharon Lippincott
I’ve spent most of the past week listening to audio books as I lay in bed with pneumonia. I’ll spare you the details of the illness, other than to tell you that I couldn’t concentrate well enough even to read. I’m starting to feel human again read more
Writing on the Wild side
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | August 11th 2007 by Sharon Lippincott
One of the touted features of Writing Practice or Morning Pages is allowing your fingers to run free of your Inner Censor to open new thought-branches and discover new ideas and connections. That happened to me this morning. I sat down to write about read more
Writing Into the Fireplace
The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing | May 30th 2007 by Sharon Lippincott
I can't believe I haven't already blogged about Writing into the Fireplace, but I just tried hunting down that post to send the link to someone, and to my amazement, it isn't there! It's time to share this potent secret.Creative Commons photo by Jern read more
Subscribe To