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January 31, 2023

Mewsings from a Bardic Bird 🌟 Detect - 01-31-23

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In Which I take the Word of the Day, reach out to the Creative Cauldron, and bring back a Mewsing for you on the subject of writing, magick, and the magick of writing.

The title piccy for the Mewsletter, containing a Most Kyoot + Fluffy Feline on the left with Rocko the Bold Circus Kitten kneading their furr and a large Raven flying over a red landscape on the right, all on a bed of Rocco the Cat's furr. Words are as follows and I do indeed quote: Mewsings from a Bardic Bird on (and from!) the Magick of Writing.

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Today’s Word: Detect

Today’s Mewsing: As you grow as a writer, as you learn to reach out to the Creative Cauldron with more skill and surety, over time you will be able to detect more and more.

Detect when you are faltering, when you are Stuck, when you are self-sabotaging in any of the ways we writers know so well.

Detect when you are close to Story, when you are near to the place where the writing can take over – at least for a time.

Detect when you are not. When a Story turns out not to be yours to tell, for whatever the reason(s) may be.

Detect when you need to Stop for a time. To do more research. To give yourself a break. To step away and become refreshed, to return anew.

Detect when you need to keep going, to push on, to capture the story as it comes to you, to avoid giving in to your fears.

You will be able to detect all these and more.

You 'simply' have to keep writing.

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And that's your lot for today! Please to put a penny in the little box. ^shake, shake^

Chirp, chirp! 🎢

Birdy, BardicRaven (& Opinionated!Bird) :>O<:

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A young woman sitting on a bench near the sea holding a pen to her face, thinking, with an open notebook on her lap. She's wearing a light blue t-shirt with a picture of a pair of thick plastic leopard-print glasses with the lenses made of books. Underneath the glasses it says β€˜Book Nerd’ in a loose handwritten sans serif font. Beside her, Rocko the Bold Circus Kitten walks along the top of the bench.

Writing – like love – is a year-round endeavor. But why not treat the writer in your life (purrhaps you?) to a gift that shows the love of writing – and writers! - now? May we suggest this bookish delight from our Etsy shop?



Book Nerd 5.3 Oz. T-shirt - Etsy

This Mens Graphic Tees item is sold by boldkittenspounce. Ships from Detroit, MI. Listed on Oct 19, 2022

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