Living Open | Modern Magick and Spirituality for Mystics and Seekers

Ep. #285: Rituals for Creative Writing + Unearthing our Deepest Stories with Laura Ellen Joyce

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Episode notes

Laura (she/they) is a writer, editor, and book coach who works with intuitive and magical writers who want to unearth their own writing stories and create a sustainable writing practice.

In this episode, Eryn and Laura talk about:

  • Laura’s journey with creativity, writing, magic, and spirituality
  • Using frameworks and support for our writing (and not)
  • Pinning down key emotional moments and using them as a basis for fiction writing
  • Unearthing and softly excavating our deepest stories
  • Collaborating with the parts of you the story is coming from
  • Figuring out the story you’re trying to tell
  • Being open to the nonlinear creative writing process
  • Rituals Laura uses in their writing process
  • Different stages of the creative process where feedback may be more or less helpful
  • Experiential learning through the writing process
  • The inner work that goes along with writing
  • Identifying learned myths in creativity
  • Writing the true book that you’re meant to write
  • Creating a sustainable writing practice

Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/laura-ellen-joyce 

Connect with Eryn on their substack, Joy Notes. Explore the Religious Trauma Support workbook.

Connect with Laura on their website and their new Substack!