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Emma Kathryn Harris

Emma Kathryn Harris

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Writing Life

When writing and tea become healing partners

November 22, 2024November 13, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Writing can help with healing following trauma. And tea can be a warm friend.

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Writing Life

How quiet is solitude?

September 27, 2024September 20, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Solitude is an ideal time for reflection and observation. Disconnecting ourselves momentarily from the mundane can refresh us and spark our imagination.

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Writing Life

Structure and self-care with ballet

August 16, 2024August 9, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Stress and life in general mean we have to find our happy place for mental, emotional, and physical therapy. Ballet teaches me adaptability and compromise. As writers, we must adopt changes thrust upon us. But despite our challenges, we keep going because writers are who we are.

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Writing Craft

Using nature for your writing prompts

June 28, 2024December 21, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Inspiration for our writing can come from the most beautiful places outside our own doors. Why is nature the best writing prompt?

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Writing Business

Will my writing sustain me financially?

May 31, 2024May 26, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

As professional writers we seek ways to create income from our craft. What are the practical financial aspects of writing? What options for making money are open to writers? What sources can writers use to sell their work?

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Writing Life

Failure is to give up

May 17, 2024April 19, 2024 Emma Kathryn Harris

Writing is both fulfilling and exhausting. We need resilience to help us be patient. How can we keep from being overly discouraged? What is true writing success? What practical steps can we take to stay motivated?

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