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Creative Hibernation: Week 3
Week 3 of Creative Hibernation!
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Hey there, hibernators. How’s the view from your imaginary cave of retreat?
I hope you’ve been enjoying your creative pause (paws?) so far… We’re already almost half way through our hibernation, and have been taking an unhurried, objective look at our WIPs as we hunker down for winter:
In Week 1, we stopped to observe how our creativity responds to just taking a freakin’ break.
In Week 2, we fully immersed ourselves in every facet of our WIPs to reconnect with the heart and soul of what we’re trying to write.
A central part of all of this has been to ignore any hustle-driven, pressure-fuelled impulse to “write more words!” or “be more productive!” or “make more progress!” because, well, we just don’t need that kind of cortisol in our writing system, do we?
Instead, our focus has been on allowing our creativity to lead the way — meandering through old drafts, connecting the dots of our stories and reigniting the initial spark that started off the whole idea.
Now, we’re going to bolster our hibernation caves with an extra comfy layer to create the perfect environment for our creativity to thrive.
This week is all about positivity — about your writing, about your story, about your very existence as an artist.
Because guess what? You’re pretty fucken great.