SCBWI BLOG: My Process, My Nightmare!

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✏️ The #creativeprocess can be a mess. A nightmare! But after years of writing, I’ve also learned that…
Green and peach background with white text and wavy white line border. Quotation: "My best epiphanies follow despair. After 'giving up,' I wake up the next day with a fresh fierceness to solve problems."
📚 In this blog post for The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators I share discoveries I’ve gleaned from working with writing students for nearly two decades. I also admit what my own process can be like (A NIGHTMARE!). I hope this offers you hope! And I hope it encourages you to embrace your unique way of creating art — sans despair.
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Green and peach background with white text and wavy white line border. "Criticizing our own brain and processes is a waste of energy. What makes our work shine is the particular weirdness of our brains."
🌈 I’m wishing you joy and patience for your own creative journey!
💜 Watch for more blog posts at The SCBWI Offical Blog on Thursdays this June. And check out Lee Wind’s helpful advice this month, too!