Cynthia Morris's Blog, page 6

Who knew writing could feel this great?!

As you may know, I am endlessly curious about the forces at play in our creative process. My whole life is dedicated to this – conversations with coaching clients, writing books about it, and being an ardent student of my own process.  The thing that fascinates me most is resistance. Why oh why do we […]

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How to bring a Writing Passion Project to Life

In this Sparked podcast with Jonathan Fields I am responding to a question from listener Bree – Sparketype: Advisor/Sage, Anti: Essentialist Listener Bree shares her story of experience of a role reversal with her partner, moving from full-time parenting back into the workforce. And with that asks how do you combine multiple skills and passions? […]

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Why You Must Write

I’m going to start the new year with total transparency about why I teach and coach people to write.  Because writing, well, it’s a fool’s journey. The work is difficult, chances at fame and monetary success are slim. Friends and family doubt why you spend so much time working on something that doesn’t pay you […]

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How to Embrace your Innate Impulses alongside Neurodiversity

In this Sparked podcast with Jonathan Fields I am responding to a question from listener Mell – Sparketype: Maven/Advocate Listener Mell shares an interesting query about how to balance her desire to learn new things and advocate for what she cares about most with a recent diagnosis that may make those desires harder to act […]

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How to Reframe the ‘Portfolio Career’ dilemma

In this Sparked podcast with Jonathan Fields I am responding to a question from listener Michael (Sparketype: Advisor/Maven | Nurturer.) Michael poses the question, do you follow your latest area of interest and continue to collect portfolio career roles or should you find a traditional employer and potentially more job security and collaboration? We discuss […]

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Books I loved this year

Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Willams. I love historical fiction by women about women. Add a book about words and I am IN! Matrix by Lauren Groff – This may be my favorite novel I read all year. I loved the writing and the story. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich is a fabulous, rich […]

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Coaching an author from idea to publication (case study)

When asked what I do, I reply, “ I help people write books.” I’ve learned to super-simplify it, because I can’t go around firehosing people with “I’m an author, artist and coach who teaches people how to know, love and trust their process. I also lead creativity retreats in Paris and teach workshops online.” I’m […]

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How to convert Creative Inspiration into Action Taking

In this Sparked podcast with Jonathan Fields we shine the spotlight on creative inspiration and how to turn it into action taking and output. We explore the purpose of inspiration, understanding who our creative ancestors are, and more. And in this time of reimagining, global burnout and upheaval we look at the difference between passively […]

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How I wrote a novel in a month and what I gained

I recently had an experience in France that felt like the kind of film I love. The setting: a bucolic place, such as the south of France or Italy. Think EM Forester films. A group of people gathers for a weekend. It seems like it should all be perfect, but of course, once you have […]

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Drafting a novel with help from these books

I succeeded with my novel goal! 50,201 words by November 30th. I wrote what I call a shaggy first draft. There are a few more scenes that I want to write. I printed it up and am reading through it, making notes for the second draft. I have no idea what will come of this […]

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