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Diving into Writing
By Lucinda Pebre and Mariëlle Smith
FAQs about Diving into Writing:
How many episodes does Diving into Writing have?
The podcast currently has 143 episodes available.
Diving into Writing episodes:
September 23, 2024Episode 144 – Writing as a Higher Purpose During this episode of Diving into Writing, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about writing as a higher purpose and whether or not they feel guided by powers greater than them in their creative endeavours.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Lucinda feels writing is one of her higher purposes
- Mariëlle sees her writing as part of her higher purpose
- What it can feel like tapping into a higher power as you create, and the difference between tapping into this power unintentionally and intentionally
- How Mariëlle, who’s recently started creating from withing the Akashic Records deliberately, struggles to shake the belief that tapping into that higher power intentionally is a bit like cheating
Mariëlle’s Kickstarter campaign for the expanded anniversary edition of Tarot for Creatives runs until 27 September. You can back the book here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/tarotforcreatives?ref=64lrku
On 2 October, Mariëlle organises a free live guided journey into the Akashic Records for those who want to dip their toe in and become acquainted with this metaphysical field. During the meditation, you’ll also be guided to ask your Akashic Records about your creative purpose this lifetime. You can get your free ticket here.
This free guided meditation is also the introduction to Mariëlle’s upcoming Akashic Creative Coaching Meditation Circle, in which she will guide fellow creatives into their own Akashic Records each new moon around a creative topic or challenge. The meditation circle starts 1 November and the first meditation will be on giving yourself full permission to create and clearing any blocks you might have around that.
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have
...more September 02, 2024Episode 143 – What is keeping us on track these days During this episode of Diving into Writing, Lucinda and Mariëlle focus on what’s keeping them going these days, and why that’s driving them forwards.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- One of the things on Lucinda’s list of things that keep her going is Mariëlle, or, rather, doing the podcast with Mariëlle
- Lucinda has started planning her entire week, not just the work part of her week
- Lucinda has made writing part of her habits again, and will now look for ways to fit it into her other daily habits on days her schedule is a little different than usual
- One of the things that’s keeping Mariëlle going these days is that she’s been feeling like she found her purpose and path
- Mariëlle lets others beta any new work of hers, and that feedback usually propels her forward as well
- Somewhere during the past year, Mariëlle has given herself permission to write the things she wants to write, something that, in hindsight, was holding her back a bit
- Using Kickstarter as a launch platform gives a lot of structure to Mariëlle’s year as well as broadened her horizon about self-publishing
Mariëlle’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign for the expanded anniversary edition of Tarot for Creatives goes live on 10 September. You can follow it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/tarotforcreatives?ref=64lrku
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more August 19, 2024Episode 142 – The pros and cons of changing our habits During this episode of Diving into Writing, Mariëlle talks about the recent changes she made to her process.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- How Mariëlle’s creative work is benefitting from the recent changes she made
- The downsides of moving her non-fiction writing to early morning
- Why Mariëlle no longer seeing her fiction writing as part of her business was a strategic choice
- Whether or not it’ll be easy for Mariëlle to get back to her old rhythm when Tarot for Creatives is finished.
Mariëlle’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign for the expanded anniversary edition of Tarot for Creatives goes live on 10 September. You can follow it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/tarotforcreatives?ref=64lrku
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more August 05, 2024Episode 141 – Getting back to writing by embracing the mess During this episode of Diving into Writing, Lucinda shares with us how she got back into her daily writing habit after a two-year break from it.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Lucinda explains how she started with a small goal and increased it until she hit her actual goal – an hour of writing every day
- Lucinda shares how she got back into the series she’s been working on for the past two years
- That writing long-hand makes it that much easier for Lucinda to hit her daily target
- How it was embracing the mess that is writing a novel that allowed her to return AND fall back in love with the craft
- How going about her goals without imposing restrictions made it easier, not harder, for Lucinda to achieve her goal
Mariëlle’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign for the expanded anniversary edition of Tarot for Creatives goes live on 10 September. You can follow it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/tarotforcreatives?ref=64lrku
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more July 22, 2024Episode 140 – 6-month check-in and allowing for habits to change During this episode of Diving into Writing, Lucinda and Mariëlle reflect on their progress this year and what goals they’ve been hitting (and which not…).
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Both Lucinda and Mariëlle are doing better goal-wise than they thought (which is becoming a bit of a pattern!)
- Mariëlle needs to change the way she sets her long-term fiction goals so she stops disappointing herself despite being happy with her practice
- Lucinda needs to stop planning her writing and the rest of her life as if she only has one year left to get it all done
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more July 08, 2024Episode 139 – Future Thinking: It’s a wrap! During the last couple of episodes, Lucinda and Mariëlle dove into the topic of Future Thinking and how it can benefit our creative lives. During this episode, they reflect on doing this series and what’s been showing up for them lately.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Now Lucinda’s found her passion for writing back, she’s finding it so much easier to sneak in writing wherever she can
- They didn’t talk about Mariëlle’s writing on the show, but she’s happy to inform you that Lucinda’s plan (do 10 minutes of fiction followed by 50 minutes of non-fiction) has been working perfectly for her
- How the vague messages and images Lucinda’s been getting during her mediations all connected once she came across a listing for a piece of agricultural land in her area…
- How manifestation works according to Mariëlle
- What came up for Mariëlle when she did the meditations herself – and how Lucinda nearly reduced her to tears during the sharing
Once Mariëlle gets around to recording these meditations separately, you’ll be able to find them here:
Illuminate | Musings and meditations for the creative soul: https://mariellessmith.substack.com/podcast
Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/[email protected]
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more June 24, 2024Episode 138 – Future Thinking: Where do I truly want to go? Over the next couple of episodes, Lucinda and Mariëlle will be diving into the topic of Future Thinking and how it can benefit our creative lives. During this episode, Mariëlle will guide you into meditation to find out, now you know who you want to be and what you want, how far you truly want to take that.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Lucinda is working with bare minimum and stretch goals for her writing, and she’s smashing them!
- Mariëlle wonders whether to use her morning writing time for her next non-fiction book, and Lucinda uses the opportunity to throw Mariëlle’s own advice back at her again
- After the meditation, Lucinda shares the different visions she received
During the next episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle will reflect on their Future Thinking episodes and wrap the mini-series up.
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more June 10, 2024Episode 137 – Future Thinking: What do I truly want? Over the next couple of episodes, Lucinda and Mariëlle will be diving into the topic of Future Thinking and how it can benefit our creative lives. During this episode, Mariëlle will guide you into meditation to find out what you truly want so you can start working towards your truest desire today.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Lucinda is meeting her writing goals, including writing an hour a day when on holiday!
- Mariëlle and Lucinda talk about their vision boards and that it’s not necessarily about achieving what’s on your board but moving towards it
- When Mariëlle mentions it can be hard to get back to writing on Monday because she doesn’t write fiction on weekends, Lucinda throws Mariëlle’s own advice back at her by suggesting she doesn’t have to do the full hour…
- Properly schooled, Mariëlle then commits to at least looking at where she was in the story on Saturdays and Sundays so the story stays fresh in her mind
- After the meditation, Lucinda shares what came up for her during, which felt like the exact opposite of what she’d experienced last time – but was it?
Next episode, Mariëlle will do one final Future Thinking meditation about where you truly want to in the future and how to get there.
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more May 27, 2024Episode 136 – Future Thinking: Who am I truly? Over the next couple of episodes, Lucinda and Mariëlle will be diving into the topic of Future Thinking and how it can benefit our creative lives. During this episode, Mariëlle will guide you into meditation to find out who you truly are, and how you can start becoming the truest version of yourself today.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Over the past four weeks, Lucinda has gone from writing 15 minutes a day to 30 minutes!
- Mariëlle is just finishing up her last Kickstarter and is itching to get working on the book for her next Kickstarter
- After the meditation, Lucinda shares what came up for her during, which was NOT what she’d expected
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more May 13, 2024Episode 135 – Future Thinking: Women and their Creative Potential Over the next couple of episodes, Lucinda and Mariëlle will be diving into the topic of Future Thinking and how it can benefit our creative lives. During this episode, they ask themselves whether it’s harder for women to see themselves in their full creative potential, and why that might be.
Here’s what came up during the episode:
- Why we, as women, put pressure on ourselves
- That both Lucinda and Mariëlle are very much still affected by how their mothers behaved as they grew up
- That being non-conformist does not mean you’re immune to external pressures
- That it takes time to unlearn the stories we tell ourselves about what women should and shouldn’t do and want, much to Lucinda’s chagrin
- How important it is to remember that having the freedom to achieve ANYthing does not mean we have to achieve EVERYthing, no matter how much society tries to convince us of this
- That, after this episode, Lucinda is no longer certain dogs are more than cats
What is Diving into Writing?
Diving into Writing is a podcast, brought to you by two indie authors, where we discuss best practices to create a sustainable writing career and encourage fellow writers to listen to what their hearts and souls want them to create.
Who is Diving into Writing for?
Any writer who seeks to honour their creative impulses. We are here to make you feel less alone on this journey and inspire you to stay true to yourself in your life and your creative work.
What are our promises to you?
In sharing our creative experiences with you openly and honestly, we aim to create a safe space where you can be honest about your creative dreams and desires.
Why listen to us?
We look beyond the surface of our writing practice. By diving deeply and reflecting on our own creative struggles and obstacles, we broach topics only some in the writing community are willing or ready to have.
...more
FAQs about Diving into Writing:
How many episodes does Diving into Writing have?
The podcast currently has 143 episodes available.