My Cats Are Better at This Than I Am (Writing, Apparently)

Everytime it rains, I can't wait to go out on to my screened in porch. The cats wander out like they're in a nature documentary, senses heightened, eyes alert, slinking around in the wide, wide world.

Everything gets interesting to them.

The air shifts, a leaf moves, something unseen rustles—and suddenly they’re fully alive, alert, curious, completely absorbed in their own kitty world.

This is how my writing has started to feel.

Every deep dive, getting to alchemize traditional romance, family patterns, and current events in ways that make me feel... ALIVE.

It wasn't that way with other books, because I put so much pressure on myself to hit daily goals, to try to get every detail perfectly right. It felt heavy.

I've stumbled onto something that works better for me than any grind, any formula, daily/weekly word counts, any professional advise about the writing process.

I just play with it, expecting to be amazed or astonished.

I feel like my cats outside on my screened porch as I dive deep into the research, delighting in every wild, curious, colorful bit of mostly buried history. This book series is writing itself! (Yes, there are outlines for books 1-3, though a 4th book has been winking at me. I refuse to make eye contact just yet.)

For me, Creativity is life-saving right now.

I went from working my tail off repeatedly and feeling like I wasn't getting anywhere (you can see my Sourdough aha moment here) to feeling so alive, bright and shiny, even amid a lifetime caliber personal shock and our perpetual news feed.

So I’m opening up a space to play with that… together.

This is not a class.
There’s no teaching or coaching by anybody.
No pressure to show your face or say anything brilliant.

It requires no makeup, no shushing the dog off the bed, and no money.

It does require a desire to engage in a bit of parallel play,

Like when we were little kids. Just a quiet hour where we each bring whatever we want to work on—writing, painting, research, planning, baking, or something half-formed and slightly ridiculous—and sit in the same space while we do it.

I’ll come on at the beginning, say hello, get us settled, and then we’ll go quiet and work.

At the end, we’ll come back together for a few minutes and share good news only. It can be as small as “I made some tea and it felt good.”

That’s it.

Just a space to feel connected and safe to play a bit.

We’ll start on Facebook on May 16 at 3:00 PM Eastern.

If you’ve been craving a way back into your own creativity without turning it into another obligation, you’re welcome here.

Come as you are.

Much love,

Lori