Stardust and Courage

Why are fairy tales so enduring? In this inspiring and fascinating interview with writer and scholar Dr. Jennifer Orme, Ph.D we look at stories of wonder and transformation. Find out how curiosity and imagination lead to hope and justice, and how disruptive middles give stories special power and insight. Plus we talk about collaborative writing and editing, and Jennifer shares her most wonderful writing prompt. 

Guest info:

Dr. Jennifer Orme, Ph.D is co-editor of:

Just Wonder: Shifting Perspectives in Tradition

Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the 21st Century

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Jennifer Orme’s writing prompt:

Take an object from your life. It might be a precious heirloom or a present you or someone else gave you, it might be an everyday object, like your oven or a garden tool. 

Now either find the wonder within it or inject some wonder into it. 

Explore the ways that wonder adheres to or comes from your object during your writing time this week. 

Provide a description, maybe write about the object’s function or meaning to you; or create a whole new life for the object that you never knew about before. If you really get into it, you might even send the object on an adventure. 

Added challenge: if you normally write realist fiction or non-fiction, put some magic or the marvelous into the object. Go as wild or as subtle as you want, but try to push out of your comfort zone a little. 

Similarly: if you normally write speculative fiction/ or fantasy/sci-fi, look at the wonder inherent to that object and try to find a non-magical source of wonder for or within the object. For example, an oven is a transformation machine – it takes ingredients, adds heat and makes them into yummy goodness (or a terrible mess), no magic needed!

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Credits:

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew

Music by Chris Andrew

Additional music and sound consulting by Jordan Andrew

Note:

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In this Dear Suzanne episode find out how to lean into the pleasure of writing instead of the pressure when life is hard. We’ll also look at using writing and exercise mini breaks on tough and tedious days to stay present and embodied instead of mentally checking out. Stay tuned to the end for the body scan guided practice I use to stop insomnia, circular thinking and rumination so you can rest easier after a bad day.  

Resources:

Learn more at https://www.suzanneandrew.com/

Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking Suzanne’s course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Ask a Dear Suzanne question: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/dear-suzanne 

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Credits:

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Music by Chris Andrew

Additional music and sound consulting by Jordan Andrew

Note:

You’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical or financial advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you.

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 In this Dear Suzanne episode find out how to lean into the pleasure of writing instead of the pressure when life is hard. We’ll also look at using writing and exercise mini breaks on tough and tedious days to stay present and embodied instead of mentally checking out. Stay tuned to the end for the body scan guided practice I use to stop insomnia, circular thinking and rumination so you can rest easier after a bad day.  

Resources:

Learn more at https://www.suzanneandrew.com/

Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking Suzanne’s course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Ask a Dear Suzanne question: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/dear-suzanne 

Support the show:

Never miss an episode! Subscribe to or follow the show where you listen.

Donate to the production fund: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YL377W4VDYYWA

Follow the show on Instagram: @stardustandcourage

Follow Suzanne on Instagram: @suzannealyssawriting

Credits:

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew

Music by Chris Andrew

Additional music and sound consulting by Jordan Andrew

Note:

You’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical or financial advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you.

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What if your writing dreams take time? We go deep into writing patience and determination with New York Times reviewed novelist Heidi Reimer in this beautiful and moving interview. Find out how to keep believing in your work no matter what, what you need to know about author visibility and ways to deepen your characters in editing. Plus, Heidi shares her most effective daily writing practice.

Guest info:

Heidi Reimer: https://www.heidireimer.com

Newsletter: heidireimer.substack.com

Instagram: @heidi.c.reimer

Resources:

Learn more at https://www.suzanneandrew.com/

Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking Suzanne’s course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Get the newsletter: https://suzannealyssaandrew.substack.com/ 

Ask a Dear Suzanne question: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/dear-suzanne 

Support the show:

Never miss an episode! Subscribe to or follow the show where you listen.

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Credits:

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew

Music by Chris Andrew

Additional music and sound consulting by Jordan Andrew

Note:

You’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical or financial advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you.

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What are you aiming for? Let your heart and soul lead the way in this guided imagination and writing practice on success. We’ll look at how you can move towards what you really want and drop comparisons, expectations and unhelpful pressures. We’ll also dismantle limiting beliefs and negative gatekeeper stories so you can open up to what’s possible. It’s about letting go to move forward!

Resources:

Learn more at https://www.suzanneandrew.com/

Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking Suzanne’s course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Ask a Dear Suzanne question: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/dear-suzanne 

Support the show:

Never miss an episode! Subscribe to or follow the show where you listen.

Donate to the production fund: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YL377W4VDYYWA

Follow the show on Instagram: @stardustandcourage

Follow Suzanne on Instagram: @suzannealyssawriting

Credits:

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew

Music by Chris Andrew

Additional music and sound consulting by Jordan Andrew

Note:

You’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical or financial advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you.

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This episode is a deep dive into what mindful writing is—and what it isn’t. What happens when we create like worldwide bestsellers Eckhart Tolle and Elizabeth Gilbert do without hustling, performing and proving? Listen to find out why mindful writing is an invitation to slow down and luxuriate in the writing process, where all the energy and fun is. Plus learn three powerful mind shifts to begin your mindful writing practice.

Resources:

Learn more at https://www.suzanneandrew.com/

Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking Suzanne’s course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Ask a Dear Suzanne question: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/dear-suzanne 

Support the show:

Never miss an episode! Subscribe to or follow the show where you listen.

Donate to the production fund: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YL377W4VDYYWA

Follow the show on Instagram: @stardustandcourage

Follow Suzanne on Instagram: @suzannealyssawriting

Credits:

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew

Music by Chris Andrew

Additional music and sound consulting by Jordan Andrew

Note:

You’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical or financial advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you.

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How do we get back into creative flow when we haven’t been writing or feel stuck or stressed about what we’re working on? In this first Dear Suzanne advice episode find out all about refuelling your creative energy with artist dates and the one-minute vacation. Plus go on an ocean adventure in a buoyant and rejuvenating imagination activating guided practice.

Mindful writing begins with caring for your whole being: mind, body and spirit. 

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Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew:

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Music by Chris Andrew

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If you have scarcity stories in your head around writing and money you’re not alone and it’s not your fault! Scarcity is institutionalized in arts grants and funding systems and winner-takes-all awards. It’s in publishing and our culture, so it’s no wonder it’s in our thinking, too. But what if things could be different, or you could at least see them differently? We ask big questions in this important episode.  

Questions to ask yourself and journal about after listening to this episode:

What scarcity stories do I tell myself?

Where do these come from?

What money stories and attitudes did I learn in childhood?

What’s true for me now?

What’s possible for me now?

What’s stopping me now, and is it real?

What support and encouragement do I need to thrive?

What’s one thing I can start doing differently or thinking differently today?

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Music by Chris Andrew

Donate to the production fund: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YL377W4VDYYWA 

Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking my course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Note: you’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical or financial advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you. 

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Practice the art and power of transformation with this guided visualization on glamour. It’ll activate your imagination! Use it to explore what’s possible for you or your characters, to go deeper, and as a writing prompt to inspire your writing this week. It’s easy, relaxing and fun.  

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Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking my course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew:

http://www.suzanneandrew.com

IG: @suzannealyssawriting

Music by Chris Andrew

Note: you’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you. 

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Be the writing queen, king or royalty you really are with fun coaching lessons inspired by RuPaul’s Drag Race. We cover transformation, getting stupid, authenticity, vulnerability, charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. Let’s bring more play, joy and glamour to writing! Because everything is always easier when we’re having fun.  

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Donate to the production fund: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YL377W4VDYYWA 

Get a glow up for your mind and spirit by taking my course, The Sparkle Technique: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew:

http://www.suzanneandrew.com

IG: @suzannealyssawriting

Music by Chris Andrew

Note: you’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you. 

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It’s extra hard to write when burned out and anxious. Discover an effective way to relax into your imagination so you can create with more ease. Be sure to stick around until the end for a very special imagination activation designed to help you escape from your pressure cooker of stress and into a delightful imaginary mind spa.

Mindful writing begins with caring for your whole being: mind, body and spirit.

Find out more about The Sparkle Technique course: https://www.suzanneandrew.com/the-sparkle-technique 

Follow the show on IG: @stardustandcourage

Donate to the production fund: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YL377W4VDYYWA

Hosted and produced by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew:

http://www.suzanneandrew.com

IG: @suzannealyssawriting

Music by Chris Andrew

Additional music by Jordan Andrew

Note: you’re listening to a friend. This podcast is not therapy or medical advice. Please consult a psychotherapist, physician or other qualified professional and take care to do what’s best for you.  

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