🎧 52. Micro-Shifts to Prioritize Writing
What happens when liminal space ends (and we're ready to write!) but the same demands are waiting for us?
“Big shifts are harder make sustainable long-term, so pick a couple of things to start with and see what happens when you prioritize your writing again with both your energy AND your time. Writing in the margins isn’t just the actual time captured, it’s also the belief that these micro-moments add up to something.”
In Part 1 of our liminal space series we discussed the “sacred pause,” Part 2 covered how to take a vacation from writing (we all need them), and today we’re talking about re-entry.
Specifically, what happens after we’ve moved through a pause, a break, or liminal season but also find the same schedules and demands waiting for us?
If we’re not intentional, disappointment and frustration might swallow up our creative energy whole, but over the past few months I’ve been experimenting with something really doable: micro-shifts.
These small tweaks are customizable, easy to integrate into whatever your day looks like, and support a spirit of experimentation.
Because as dreamy as it sounds to be able to write for hours on end, that kind of time isn’t realistic for most of us on a regular basis. But that doesn’t mean we can’t move forward and make real progress where it counts.
Episode Highlights
How I moved through creative liminal space in 2023
Low-key experiments to reconnect to your writing practice
Why writing magazines can help you feel like a writer (even when you’re not writing)
What’s happened since making micro-shifts to prioritize my writing
Conversation starter
Let’s think small.
What’s *one* thing you can tweak or experiment with in your day to make more space for writing?
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