AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton

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AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
AMA: What’s harder? Waiting for the inspiration to write or writing to inspire?

AMA: What’s harder? Waiting for the inspiration to write or writing to inspire?

On Writing: Show up and Inspiration with meet you where you are.

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Feb 13, 2022
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AFTER/WORDS by Jessy Easton
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AMA: What’s harder? Waiting for the inspiration to write or writing to inspire?
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When I first began taking myself seriously as a writer I found it hard to write without Inspiration pushing me forward. I felt reliant on Inspiration to show up for me and I’d drag my feet to the page. But after almost two years of wrestling with it and letting it call the shots on my writing, I stopped waiting for Inspiration.

I started showing up for m…

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