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Fran Shaw

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Fran Shaw, Ph.D. is a longtime practitioner in a spiritual discipline. She is a university professor and an award-winning author whose books include I AM Stories: Up at the Retreat, Notes on The Next Attention, Writing My Yoga: Poems for Presence, 50 Ways to Help You Write, and Lord Have Murphy: Waking Up in the Spiritual Marketplace.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Fran Shaw Walk on the beach or anywhere, swim laps even, as fully present as possible--not a-thinkin' about anything. Letting the life energy flow through my bo…moreWalk on the beach or anywhere, swim laps even, as fully present as possible--not a-thinkin' about anything. Letting the life energy flow through my body, and paying attention to that. The "Source." But there's a little pad in my pocket or nearby, and if something breaks in--a thought, a new idea--I can jot down a phrase to remind me later. And sometimes it's the very thing that solves where I'm stuck or gives me more to write about when back at my desk. Sometimes it gets me racing back to my desk.

Or, just to get going on anything, sitting down to write non-stop, free-flow, talking on paper, from a prompt perhaps (a few words, or a question I ask myself), trying to suspend the critic during this just "write-abundantly" creative phase. What unlocks it all for me is finding the voice that feels free and--surprise!--has a lot to say. Good or bad? No judging yet. Not to fix at this moment. To trust that later, with my editor's hat on, I'll be able to revise and re-see as needed.(less)

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	Lord Have Murphy: Waking Up in the Spiritual Marketplace 4.02 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes on The Next Attention 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Attention: Gurdjieff Work with Michel de Salzmann 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I AM Stories: Up at the Retreat 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BEING ATTENTION: Meetings with a Gurdjieff Guide in Provence, Holland, and New York it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing My Yoga: Poems for Presence 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sharing: How Kindness Grows by Fran Shaw (Goodreads Author), Miki Sakamoto 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Ways to Help You Write/Tips, Techniques, and Shortcuts to Help You Write Like a Pro 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What a Team!: Together Everyone Achieves More by Fran Shaw (Goodreads Author), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Próxima Atenção: Notas do Trabalho com Michel de Salzmann by Fran Shaw (Goodreads Author), Kalil Lays Mohallem (photographer), Gian Bruno Grosso (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars