None of us know what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith. Paulo Coelho From Eat, Pray, Love to Big Magic to City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert’s work has been a personal journey of discovery. To be in the room at her Perth event with Business Chicks earlier […]
Elizabeth Gilbert began Big Magic with a question: Q: What is creativity? A: The relationship between a human being and the mysteries of inspiration. Every chapter is an attempt to articulate the mysterious process that occurs in me, and you, every day. Every day my relationship with creativity develops in ways that astound […]
This last week I’ve glimpsed a lot of Big Magic. At a retreat as we wrote our Morning Pages we allowed the writing to take us places we never expected. Over the weekend each person had a Big Magic moment—a moment of divinity—a point where the pen, the past and the present collided with Big Magic […]
Have you ever walked into a room and felt naked? Have you ever shown anyone something you created and cringed? Have you ever felt like running away and hiding in shame? Being a creative person means being vulnerable enough to enter the room and be naked (creatively) without shame. Elizabeth Gilbert tells us that fierce […]
It was 9am on the 26th of February 2010. I sat down at the kitchen table with a coffee and my notebook. I had an idea—an idea that I wanted to write a novel. I’d met a character in my early morning dreamtime. I pictured her. I heard her voice. I imagined what would happen […]
Have An Affair My husband’s been away for the last ten days and I’ve been having an affair. Now it’s not the sort of affair that you may think of when you read that word. I’ve been having an affair with my work. I’ve been sneaking off and stealing time in an attempt to finish the […]
100 Day Creative Challenge 76: Afraid Elizabeth Gilbert addresses fear in an extensive list of ways we may be afraid to live a more creative life in Big Magic. You’re afraid you have no talent. You’re afraid you’ll be rejected or criticized or ridiculed or misunderstood or—worst of all—ignored… You’re afraid somebody else already did it […]
100 Day Creative Challenge 71: Share Writers are like magpies. We collect ideas, Pinterest pictures, articles, photos, quotes, books. Writers also share. Writers love to talk about ideas, tell stories, help each other. We form writing groups, work with critique partners, attend conferences and retreats and consult with colleagues. Writing is a solitary pursuit, so […]
100 Day Creative Challenge Day 66: What won’t leave you alone? When asked for her advice to aspiring writers Kealohilani answered: Run! Just kidding. Sort of. Really, I think the best advice I can give is to wait for the book that compels you to write it– the one that you eat, sleep, and breathe. […]
