PinnedMember-onlyA Poetry Book in ProgressI would love to share my passion project with you — I would love to share my passion project with you. It’s a poetry book, called Wild Altar. It’s currently a finished second draft. My instinct tells me that it needs one more draft. One more round of writing before I can begin another type of work: finding the right publisher. …Poetry5 min readPoetry5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyNature as Muse6 Tips to Write Nature Poetry — Writing poetry can be like a meditation. Especially when writing about nature in nature. It is a wonderous feeling to compose a poem while walking through a forest. There is beauty in the way the gaze can soften, upon ferns and fertile things. I love listening to the way that…Poetry4 min readPoetry4 min read
Jul 17Member-onlyI Almost Gave Up Being A Writer5 poems that kept me going — I’ve given up writing more times than I’d like to admit. Life gets busy. Bills need paying. Routine sets in. Then it slowly grinds the imagination to dust. But dust is enough to make us sneeze. Sometimes, it takes an allergic reaction to remember our dreams. Breathe deep. These poems are…Poetry5 min readPoetry5 min read
Jul 13Member-onlyHow To Write Without A Desktales of a digital nomad in the land of the long white cloud — Have you ever fantasied about writing anywhere in the world? I have. I’ve always wanted to live the life of a nomadic writer. I pictured beaches, forests and cafes with an endless stream of consciousness flowing onto the page. I imagined that discipline would turn my adventures into books…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Jul 12Member-onlyI Made 16cents On Medium Last MonthHere’s What I’m Doing About It — I’m celebrating the small wins. My meagre earnings would have embarrassed a younger version of myself. But there is power to be found by admitting the truth. It’s to do with the practice radical vulnerability. If I want to change my work ethic, first I need to be honest with…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Jul 11Member-onlyDaydreaming Makes You A Better WriterThis Is Why — Every single piece of writing starts with an idea. Where do your ideas come from? Mine appear when I stop thinking and allow myself to dream. It’s like finding my car keys after I’ve stopped looking for them. But they were there the entire time, hiding between the couch cushions…Daydreaming3 min readDaydreaming3 min read
Published inWriters’ Blokke·Jul 10Member-only5 Writing Tips I Would Give to My Younger SelfAdvice from an old poet — If you could go back in time, what writing advice would you give to your younger self? My younger self wrote some truly awful poetry. If anyone pointed this out to me, I would take it personally. I would fret over it for weeks. And that’s okay. Caring deeply comes…Poetry5 min readPoetry5 min read
Jul 3Member-onlyTwo Ways to Focus Before Starting Another Task1 Minute Meditations and Focus Stones — New idea energy is electric, and I love to ride the lightning. New ideas are exciting and addictive. But they do not help me finish and implement the ideas that I’ve already had. In fact, it often does the opposite. I am a 70% finished kind of guy. I want…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
