S1 Ep11: HARMONISING - going with the ebb and flow
12/19/22 • 36 min
In today’s episode we are exploring the importance of going with the ebb and flow in a writing life. It includes:
- Embracing seasonal writing
- Why the life lessons we can learn from nature can be a great relief
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:
- Tending the Heart Fire by Shiva Rea (Sounds True)
- Of Arcs and Circles by Marc Peter Keane (Stone Bridge Press)
- Divine Beauty by John O’Donohue (Bantam)
- How to make a Christmas pudding (plum pudding) with Pen Vogler, the author of Christmas with Dickens
- The extract from My Father as I Recall Him by Mamie Dickens
- Charles Dickens Museum
More at bethkempton.com / dowhatyouloveforlife.com / Instagram
In today’s episode we are exploring the importance of going with the ebb and flow in a writing life. It includes:
- Embracing seasonal writing
- Why the life lessons we can learn from nature can be a great relief
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:
- Tending the Heart Fire by Shiva Rea (Sounds True)
- Of Arcs and Circles by Marc Peter Keane (Stone Bridge Press)
- Divine Beauty by John O’Donohue (Bantam)
- How to make a Christmas pudding (plum pudding) with Pen Vogler, the author of Christmas with Dickens
- The extract from My Father as I Recall Him by Mamie Dickens
- Charles Dickens Museum
More at bethkempton.com / dowhatyouloveforlife.com / Instagram
Previous Episode
S1 Ep10: AUTHORING – pitching and writing a book
In today’s episode we are talking all about writing books. This is going to be a rich and juicy session, and you might want to take notes. This includes:
What I really want you to know about writing books (five books and more than 45 book deals in, I have a few thoughts!)
Top tips for pitching your idea to a publisher.
The four questions you need to answer in your book proposal
Even if you don’t have any clue about what kind of book you might want to write, if you have even the tiniest whisper that you might want to write a book, be sure to tune in – this is gold. Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for a lovely writerly chat. With inspiration from Rachel Boast and Xavier Rudd.
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:
• The Way of the Fearless Writer by Beth Kempton (Piatkus). US/Canada edition HERE.
• Shattered in Void Studies by Rachel Boast (Picador Poetry) p.45
• Follow the Sun by Xavier Rudd – find it here on Spotify / iTunes
Resources for getting published
• The Book Proposal Masterclass (taught by Beth Kempton)
• The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook / Writer’s Market / Poet’s Market
• thecreativepenn.com (for self-publishing)
• CurtisBrownCreative.com / thenovelry.com
• My agent: Hardman & Swainson
More at bethkempton.com /
Next Episode
S1 Ep12: LIVING - embracing a flourishing writing life
In today’s episode we are exploring what it means to live a flourishing writing life, practically, emotionally and spiritually. It includes:
The relationship between money and writing
My guideposts for the writing path
PLUS a special message for you
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:
• The Way of the Fearless Writer by Beth Kempton (Piatkus). US/Canada edition HERE.
• Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton (Piatkus)
•Writing As a Way of Healing by Louise DeSalvo (The Women’s Press) p.73
•Becoming Wise by Krista Tippett (Penguin) p.266
•Benedictus by John O’Donohue (Bantam Press) p.204
• Lifesongs by Steve Thorp p.39
More at bethkempton.com / dowhatyouloveforlife.com / Instagram
The Fearless Writer Podcast with Beth Kempton - S1 Ep11: HARMONISING - going with the ebb and flow
Transcript
“Yang and yin - the two underlying essences that give life to the Universe, are a mirror for the rhythm of a writing life underpinned by pairs of co-existing opposite
forcesfear and love, shadow and light, chaos and order. Yin is associated with the feminine, a passive, receiving energy, and with turning inward. Yang is associated with the masculine, an active, creative energy and with turning outward.
forcesIf you like this episode you’ll love
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