by Laurie Wagner | Jan 7, 2012 | Blog
If you’re reading this post it means I’ve launched my new website and e-Course, Telling True Stories, and am hopefully squirreled away somewhere taking a wee breather so I can celebrate. That’s a little lie …if you know me you know I don’t take wee breathers very often – though I am sitting in bed with coffee, next to my husband and our dog on a sunny Saturday morning – which is like a vacation – except that Mark, my husband, is also my web guy, and he keeps pestering me to send him the blog, “and to make it short!” So here’s what I want to say… I am in awe of the creative journey and what it means to be in the bosom of a creative process for nearly a year – to go from the “I have an idea,” phase to the “launching a project for real phase,” – especially when no one is waiting for you to finish anything, when deadlines are self imposed and getting it done is going to mean the most to you. I am humbled by what it takes to want something and see it through. I hope to write more about this in coming blogs – but I will say one thing here – I couldn’t have done this without my whippersnapper of a coach, Rachel Cole, who I made promises to – getting her new ideas each week – listening to her feedback – going back to the drawing board, and slowly, slowly making my way from idea to reality over the course of 8 months. Accountability is everything,...
by Laurie Wagner | Jan 6, 2012 | Blog
5-weeks: October 15 – November 16 $135 One of the things I’ve come to realize over the years is that when we tell the truth to ourselves on paper, we align ourselves with a deeper, more unconscious truth inside of ourselves, and it transforms us. It’s just like when a chiropractor aligns your bones so there is no pain in your body – when you use words that have deep resonance for you, what is real on the inside starts to manifest on the outside. I have seen the lives of a number of writers completely change from telling true stories to themselves and others. When writers take risks and trust themselves enough to explore their world and use the language that is accurate, it changes them. It’s like operating instructions from our souls, and I think it’s a pretty brave thing to do. Telling True Stories • How would an opportunity to write true stories touch your life? • Would you finally put words to the crazy, amazing, ordinary experiences that happen to you everyday? Would it bring you the freedom to write thoughts and feelings that you’ve been keeping to yourself? Would it help you honor the writer inside of you? • Through weekly writing assignments, inspirational interviews with well-known writers, and a supportive community to share your work with, this five-week e-course is your own virtual writing studio where you can write the stories that are knocking at your soul’s door. 10 Tips on How to Tell True Stories 1. Let’s start with the easiest one – Ask yourself what you’re afraid to write about....
by Laurie Wagner | Jan 1, 2012 | Blog
In the Beginning there was the WORD, and it was ___________ (fill in the blank).
