Experiencing Yourself Through the Art of Fiction Writing

Season 5
Written By Wellspringwords

Season 5 Episode 4

On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem shares insight about her experience writing her first fiction novel – especially as a writer who has taken her writing life into her own organic and authentic hands, no MFA program to bolster her creative authority. In this episode, she speaks about cultivating your fertility as a writing (creative) being, practical tips for fiction novel writing, editing voice vs editing the story, and so much more. Tune in and enjoy! Share this episode with a writer friend of yours.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Excerpt from Nkem’s novel

1:20 - Introduction to the episode: all about fiction writing

5:58 - Shifting away from degrading our value as creators

10:03 - Nkem’s mental approach to novel-writing

13:19 - How Nkem decided to start the project of a fiction novel

19:18 - Cocreating the story with your characters

21:09 - “Worthiness” as a storyteller living a writing life

25:41 - How writing retreats have helped Nkem deepen into the storytelling process

31:51 - How use conflict to move the story forward

34:26 - Invitation to engage in a single 1-1 coaching session

39:13 - Practical tip for building momentum when novel-writing

42:52 - A note on the feminine, non-linear approach to learning

44:46 - Writing style: intimate and embodied or externalized?

50:11 - “How do you edit the story without editing your voice?”

52:26 - Who are you really writing/living for?

53:54 - Tips + insights for writing and editing a long writing project

59:46 - Fiction novel writing as a catalyst for personal evolution

1:01:19 - Diffuse vs directed creative energy: become unstoppable

1:05:39 - Cultivating inner strength and power

1:07:09 - The reality of living by devotion to creative energy

1:11:31 - Stay connected + dive into more!

References and resources mentioned in this episode

Honor the story; honor life

Poetry and the immediate: A collection of sensed spaces

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