S1 Ep1: QUIETENING – making time and space to write
10/07/22 • 42 min
In this episode we are going to explore ways to make time and space to write, and quieten the noise of the world so we can go deep within. This episode includes:
Practical ways to make time for writing
My revelation that writing doesn’t have to be done at a desk(!)
How to deal with any guilt around making time for writing
In each episode, I will talk for about fifteen to twenty minutes, and then offer you a timed writing exercise at the end to try, for another ten minutes. Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for a lovely writerly chat. With inspiration from Mason Currey, Henry Miller, Shakti Gawain and Ryōkan Taigu.
I hope this podcast will help you write fearlessly, and with joy, and build a writing practice that nourishes you for the rest of your life. I’d love to see what writing it inspires – feel free to share by tagging me @bethkempton #fearlesswriterpodcast
BethXx
PS Please note there is a chunk of silence in this podcast. It is supposed to be there for the weekly writing exercise!
Click here to download the transcript
The theme music for The Fearless Writer Podcast is The River sung by Danni Nicholls, co-written by Danni Nicholls and me, Beth Kempton. Listen on iTunes / Spotify / Youtube and feel free to add it to your Instagram reels! See here for the lyrics and full credits.
***Did you know the audiobook version of The Way of the Fearless Writer includes a full meditation album to help get the words flowing? You can get it here.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
• Daily Rituals by Mason Currey (Picador) p.53
• Untitled by Ryokan (translated by John Stevens) in The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness and Joy by John Brehm (Ed.) (pub. Wisdom) p.113
• Living in the Light by Shakti Gawain (New World Library) p.27
• The Way of the Fearless Writer: Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life by Beth Kempton (Piatkus). US/Canada edition HERE
More at bethkempton.com / dowhatyouloveforlife.com / Instagram @bethkempton
In this episode we are going to explore ways to make time and space to write, and quieten the noise of the world so we can go deep within. This episode includes:
Practical ways to make time for writing
My revelation that writing doesn’t have to be done at a desk(!)
How to deal with any guilt around making time for writing
In each episode, I will talk for about fifteen to twenty minutes, and then offer you a timed writing exercise at the end to try, for another ten minutes. Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for a lovely writerly chat. With inspiration from Mason Currey, Henry Miller, Shakti Gawain and Ryōkan Taigu.
I hope this podcast will help you write fearlessly, and with joy, and build a writing practice that nourishes you for the rest of your life. I’d love to see what writing it inspires – feel free to share by tagging me @bethkempton #fearlesswriterpodcast
BethXx
PS Please note there is a chunk of silence in this podcast. It is supposed to be there for the weekly writing exercise!
Click here to download the transcript
The theme music for The Fearless Writer Podcast is The River sung by Danni Nicholls, co-written by Danni Nicholls and me, Beth Kempton. Listen on iTunes / Spotify / Youtube and feel free to add it to your Instagram reels! See here for the lyrics and full credits.
***Did you know the audiobook version of The Way of the Fearless Writer includes a full meditation album to help get the words flowing? You can get it here.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
• Daily Rituals by Mason Currey (Picador) p.53
• Untitled by Ryokan (translated by John Stevens) in The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness and Joy by John Brehm (Ed.) (pub. Wisdom) p.113
• Living in the Light by Shakti Gawain (New World Library) p.27
• The Way of the Fearless Writer: Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life by Beth Kempton (Piatkus). US/Canada edition HERE
More at bethkempton.com / dowhatyouloveforlife.com / Instagram @bethkempton
Previous Episode
S1 Ep0: WELCOME! Introduction to The Fearless Writer Podcast
Welcome to Season One of The Fearless Writer Podcast with me, author Beth Kempton. This season is all about freeing the words within. I will be chatting about the things we don’t usually talk about when it comes to writing – including the importance of wildness, surrender, and trust. I hope it will help you write fearlessly, and with joy, and build a writing practice that nourishes you for the rest of your life. Bring a notebook and pen because we have a new writing exercise to do together every week.
Have a listen to this introduction to get a feel for the podcast, and make sure it is for you (I’m pretty sure it is)
Beth Xx
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Way of the Fearless Writer: Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life by Beth Kempton (Piatkus). US/Canada edition HERE
Click here to download the transcript
bethkempton.com / dowhatyouloveforlife.com / Instagram @bethkempton
Next Episode
S1 Ep2: RELEASING – shifting blocks and letting go
In today’s episode we explore how to shift blocks and let go, so we can let the words flow. This episode includes:
One essential thing we need to know in order to release the words we carry inside
How to solve almost any writing problem
How breathwork and meditation can help us write
In each episode, I will talk for about fifteen to twenty minutes, and then offer you a timed writing exercise at the end to try, for another ten minutes. This particular episode includes a lovely autumnal visualisation for you, to help you release any burdens you are carrying. Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for a lovely writerly chat. With inspiration from Mary Reynolds Thompson and Kate Tempest.
I hope this podcast will help you write fearlessly, and with joy, and build a writing practice that nourishes you for the rest of your life. I’d love to see what writing it inspires – feel free to share by tagging me @bethkempton #fearlesswriterpodcast
BethXx
PS Please note there is a chunk of silence in this podcast. It is supposed to be there for the weekly writing exercise!
Click here to download the transcript
The theme music for The Fearless Writer Podcast is The River sung by Danni Nicholls, co-written by Danni Nicholls and me, Beth Kempton. Listen on iTunes / Spotify / Youtube and feel free to add it to your Instagram reels! See here for the lyrics and full credits.
***Did you know the audiobook version of The Way of the Fearless Writer includes a full meditation album to help get the words flowing? You can get it here. US/Canada edition HERE.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
• The Way of the Fearless Writer by Beth Kempton (Piatkus)
• Reclaiming the Wild Soul by Mary Reynolds Thompson (Wild Roots Press)
• The Point by Kate Tempest in Poems for a world gone to sh*t (pub. Quercus and edited by Auriol Bishop) p.67
More at bethkempton.com / dowhatyouloveforlife.com / Instagram @bethkempton
The Fearless Writer Podcast with Beth Kempton - S1 Ep1: QUIETENING – making time and space to write
Transcript
"Ultimately, writing is a way to express our truth. In order to get to that truth, we have to loosen up and let go of what we think we should write in order to allow what we know, deep down, we need to say. But this is difficult if we are so hidden from ourselves that we don’t actually know what that is. When we are heavily influenced by the noise of the modern world, bothered by what other people think, concerned about how we measure up, and attached to what might
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