The Way of the Fearless Writer: Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life

Now, with writing, I happily embrace the challenge of getting stuck and feeling frustrated about how to move forward and I don’t seem to tire of it. This is because there is no “should” in my relationship to writing. I care about it. If writing required extreme effort and constant mental contortions, it wouldn't be my good work.

Writing can be medicine for our modern ills. It can be a tool to help us excavate our lives and begin to understand ourselves and others. It can help us grapple with desire, navigate change, cope with stress, celebrate, offer thanks, grieve, heal, and inspire others. Writing can be a means of escape, or a way to arrive fully in this moment, appreci