Wow, that cube room!! So cool even without the history behind it, but extra cool because of that storied past... pun intended :)
You've really inspired me with this edition, Amber -- from the community aspect being key to the retreat, as well as the four days of quiet decompression you needed before you could jump in to writing fully. I work a demanding, full-time day job, and I get SO frustrated about how "unproductive" I am with my own fiction writing & personal passions outside of work -- but is it any wonder, really, that my brain can't make a quick transition in the evenings, after I've already burned all my fuel?? A pretty "duh" light bulb moment, but one I apparently needed today..... Thank you <3
Agreed! There is something about Oregon that inspires and invites the imagination to run wild. If you’ve never been on a self guided retreat to Playa SummerLake, it’s another incredible place to tap into creative spirit. Check it out!
Thank you for the reframing of writer's block! I'm not a writer but a crafter. I have a few things I want to work on but I have not had the inspiration or motivation lately. Because it needs gestation.
Hiii- I think I put this in the wrong space before: missed you much, you’re amazing company here! And wanted to thank you for the beautiful view of treasured advice as a gift - ‘cuz it sure as hell IS! 🎁 And the actual beautiful views - even that chin...thing..🤣❤️
Wow! What an amazing space. Thank you for sharing, Amber, and for the reminder of the deep importance of community within the solitary space writing can be. I will be writing in Oregon this fall and winter and just might need to check out this marvelous place. ❤️
Wow, that cube room!! So cool even without the history behind it, but extra cool because of that storied past... pun intended :)
You've really inspired me with this edition, Amber -- from the community aspect being key to the retreat, as well as the four days of quiet decompression you needed before you could jump in to writing fully. I work a demanding, full-time day job, and I get SO frustrated about how "unproductive" I am with my own fiction writing & personal passions outside of work -- but is it any wonder, really, that my brain can't make a quick transition in the evenings, after I've already burned all my fuel?? A pretty "duh" light bulb moment, but one I apparently needed today..... Thank you <3
Right?! Thank you for sharing!
I love writer’s gestation! What a great way to frame it.
Thank you! I hope we can do something with the term here at some point!
HERE for that!
Oregon is the very best place for writers! You should move here ❤️❤️❤️
I love it so much!
Agreed! There is something about Oregon that inspires and invites the imagination to run wild. If you’ve never been on a self guided retreat to Playa SummerLake, it’s another incredible place to tap into creative spirit. Check it out!
Oregon sounds idyllic. I wanna go there NOW!
Glad that you had the ability and time to recharge!
Welcome back! I did miss you. And you helped me feel a lot better about my own writing
This comment is everything. Glad to be here for you (and you, me!)
I just spent a morning wandering museums in Santa Fe NM...the Georgia O'Keefe museum is interesting because it creates space and timeljne of her work.
It took a LONG time to get from Wisconsin doing watercolors of flowers in a vase to SC to NYC then out here.
She evolved. And it took years. I mean, I was today years old when I learned she died in 1986. I mean...she loved thru 6 years of Reagan!
Our need for space outside our own brain to create means we have to wander and stare and sit and not DO.
Then we just build trust with ourselves that it is gonna work the way it is supposed to.
Love this so much for your writing trio. Blissful and inspiring.
We all need it♥️♥️♥️
Sounds like you had a lot of benefit to taking the time off. Glad to have you back and will hopefully be able to participate in some of the new stuff.
yes please!
It all depends on when it all goes down. But I will keep my eye out.
I love this, even re-reading it brings oooooosh.
Thank you for the reframing of writer's block! I'm not a writer but a crafter. I have a few things I want to work on but I have not had the inspiration or motivation lately. Because it needs gestation.
What a beautiful place Soapstone is!
Hiii- I think I put this in the wrong space before: missed you much, you’re amazing company here! And wanted to thank you for the beautiful view of treasured advice as a gift - ‘cuz it sure as hell IS! 🎁 And the actual beautiful views - even that chin...thing..🤣❤️
Wow! What an amazing space. Thank you for sharing, Amber, and for the reminder of the deep importance of community within the solitary space writing can be. I will be writing in Oregon this fall and winter and just might need to check out this marvelous place. ❤️