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Writing Life

How to reset your creativity when your brain feels fried

January 23, 2026January 22, 2026 Emma Kathryn Harris

Are you writing so much that your brain feels fried? Here are a few ways to reset your creativity and help you keep going despite rejections.

Tagged essays, lit mags, literary magazines, poetry, writer's block, writing, writing life
Essays, Writing Craft

What illness taught me about television and rewriting scripts

December 19, 2025December 15, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

Watching movies and shows to edit dialogue, plot, and character development, can help us improve our writing skills.

Tagged character development, screenwriting, writing craft, writing life
Essays, Gardens

Death, a funeral, and landscape design

November 21, 2025November 11, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

Saying good-bye to our gardens in the fall is painful. But reshaping the landscape is similar to our writing and editing process. How?

Tagged cosmos, gardening, writing
Writing Business

Where to find publishers, agents, and literary magazines to submit your work

November 14, 2025November 11, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

Searching for the right publisher, agent, and literary magazine is a daunting task. Here are a few online sites to aid in your search.

Tagged agents, essays, novels, poetry, publishers, publishing, short stories
Essays

The butterfly bush mocks me with its beauty

October 17, 2025October 8, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

Surprise seeds, prankster birds, and butterflies that mock me.

Tagged butterfly bush, eastern tiger swallowtail, monarch, red-spotted purple butterfly
Essays, Health

The serenity of time

October 3, 2025September 26, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

Our physical and mental health needs to be a priority. Taking time to pause and care for ourselves, as well as absorb the beauty and peace around us, will also help our creativity.

Tagged mental health, nature, women's health, writing, writing life

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