Sunday, April 18, 2010

On Writing: Journey Into the Shadow Realm

I've been frequently asked about my writing process and yet realized that I haven't written about this process here on my own blog. *head desk*  So in an effort to remedy this oversight I have decided to share with you a sneak peek of where I write and how I prepare myself.

On a typical day I can be found traipsing through the magical forest where I live, armed with notebook and writing pen, accompanied by my trusty corgi side-kick.  I find that I am most productive while on one of these writing adventures.  I will seek out a mossy spot beneath a tree, where I can sit with pen and paper poised for action, and then relax and let the lines between imagination and reality waver.  You never know when the wind sighing through the trees will become a voice that speaks to you, when the far off baying of hounds will signal the beginning of the wild hunt, or when the dryad living within the oak pressed against your back will grace you with a song of the long-lived.

If you would like to try this method, then find the magical spot that calls out to you, relax, unfocus your eyes and truly see the world of which you wish to write.  Perhaps when next we meet it will be in the Shadow Realm where hauntingly beautiful stories are made.

Where is your place of magic?

5 comments:

  1. Walking my dog gives me inspiration as well! My place of magic is probably more in my head than anywhere else.

    btw, I got your book in the mail! Thank you. I'm so excited. The card is so pretty I put it up next to my writing space for inspiration. We live pretty close to each other and I didn't realize it. Imagine that!

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  2. Aubrie,
    I'm so glad the book package arrived safely! I suppose it didn't have far to travel, lol. I hadn't realized we lived that close either. It is such a small world!

    xx,
    E.J.

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  3. My place of magic is my loft. A small cramped room in which I get to by scrambling up a steep ladder. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but nothing a fan or heater can't rectify.

    It's crammed full of dusty books. The walls are sprinkled with bulldog clips holding thousands of pieces of paper (my ms in numerous stages), boxes litter the floor and every other available space holds candles. Lots and lots of candles.

    I love it. It's simply perfect :)

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  4. I received your bookmarks yesterday and I just had to order your book...well I had to put the bookmark in something now didn't I????

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  5. Wendy,
    That does indeed sound like a magical writing space. I love it!

    CelticLady,
    I'm so glad the bookmarks arrived safely and that you ordered my book. Yay! I hope you enjoy it. :)

    xx,
    E.J.

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