The Writing Journey

In this week's episode we dive into the question, "where do you draw your inspiration from?" Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

I have been practicing "Screen Free Sunday" for over a decade. And it cares for more than just my nervous system. It allows for my creativity to come forward. More on this in this week's episode! Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

Can you imagine the finished product of your WIP? The book cover? The interviews? Listen to this week's episode for more about the small steps that it takes to get there. Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

As writers, we can discover what we like—and don't like—through reading, and we can bring that information into our WIP! Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

When I first started writing in community—three friends, tea, 90 minutes and prompts—I couldn’t believe how my brain lit up. (Hello dopamine!) It’s easy to forget that writing is an act of discovery. And how sometimes a little company, a little prompt, and a little permission to play can lead us back to ourselves. Back to the joy that inspired us to write in the first place. This is what Prompt & Play is. Find out more here! https://www.traciskuce.com/writing-prompt-and-play/ Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

When was the last time you actually played? When did you last let your narrative hair down and remember why you love writing in the first place? Listen to this week's episode to hear more about the juicy intersection of writing and play! P.S. Prompt & Play is a six-week generative writing class to get you out of the serious zone and back into fun and play. Find out more about Prompt & Play here: https://www.traciskuce.com/writing-prompt-and-play/ Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

A few weeks ago, a storm shifted something in me. It sparked a remembering. The remembering that at the center of my teaching, my relationships, my life, is a desire for aliveness . Find out more about this and how it relates to the writing world's propensity to lean on formulas and rules in this week's episode! Check out the Embodied Story Intensive here: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-intensive/ And book a call with me here! https://calendly.com/traciskuce/strategycall Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

If you've been writing for a while, you'll know that stories rarely come out whole cloth. That usually they require a lot of time, commitment, revision and skill building. This week's episode is all about tenacity, and what it takes to finish and get stories published consistently. Check out the Embodied Story Intensive here: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-intensive/ And book a call with me here! https://calendly.com/traciskuce/strategycall Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

When I took the leap from learning from craft books to learning from mentors live, my writing was forever changed. I share more about this on today's episode! Check out the Embodied Story Intensive here: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-intensive/ And book a call with me here! https://calendly.com/traciskuce/strategycall Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

Over five years, I have watched writers again and again find their way into and through their stories using the prompts that I offer during the 5-day Story Clarity Challenge. You can hear more about it on this week's episode! If you're feeling stuck, or if you're feeling doubt, or if you're feeling confused, or if you're wanting an injection of inspiration into your writing life, then the Story Clarity Challenge is for you! We start on Friday. Register for the FREE 5-day Story Clarity Challenge today: https://www.traciskuce.com/story-clarity-challenge/ Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

With a beginning, a middle and an end, all stories take us on a journey. But there's no need to shoehorn your good story into a conventional structure where it doesn't want to fit! Find out more from August 21 - 25 during the 5-day Story Clarity Challenge! Wherever you are in your writing process, this writing challenge is for you. Register for the FREE 5-day Story Clarity Challenge today: https://www.traciskuce.com/story-clarity-challenge/ I can't wait to see you there! Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

In this week's episode I share a story about my first point of view (POV) workshop. How it blew my mind. And how I want to offer you this same experience! Register for the FREE 5-day Story Clarity Challenge today: https://www.traciskuce.com/story-clarity-challenge/ It runs August 21 - 25, I can't wait to see you there! Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

If you know me, you know I love the body. Listen to this episode to understand how I use the word "embodiment" and how I came to weave that into how I write and how I teach writing. Check out the Embodied Story Intensive here: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-intensive/ And book a call with me here! https://calendly.com/traciskuce/strategycall Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

Tired of reaching for common clichés when writing emotion (think: "furrowed brow" or "clenched fists"), but not sure where to go next? I made this episode for you! Free Feeled Guide for Writers: https://www.traciskuce.com/emotion-feeld-guide-exercises-for-writers/ Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

In today's episode I tell you a story about an experience I had during my father's death, which taught me a deep lesson about the difference between projecting what we think a character should think or feel, and getting specific and true with what really happened . Tune in to hear more! Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

In today's episode I tell you a story about my son Émile. About how music is a gift he came into this world with and how that gift expresses itself in many different forms. This multifaceted expression is the same for us writers. Listen in to find out more! Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

Do you have a bunch of writing material but don't know how to make use of it? If so, I made this episode for you! P.S. If you want to hear more about my Writamins practice, watch this! https://youtu.be/7Ed4TNAGaEk Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

If you’ve ever wondered about embodied writing, this Starter Kit ( https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ ) offers an easy way to begin your exploration at your own pace and on your own time. And if you sign up this week, you'll be entered to win a FREE Microfeedback Session with me! What's a Microfeedback Session? Here's an example: https://youtu.be/G3PjGUVEiTI Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

The writers that work with me know that I will challenge every 'smile' and 'shrug' in their manuscript. Find out why in today's episode as we dive into revision! Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney

Are you feeling dogged about finishing a book? Is publication your main marker of success as a writer? Listen to this episode to hear about my dear friend Jenny, who taught me about the aliveness of creativity, and how our measure of success as writers need not be narrow. P.S. You can meet Jenny through her writing. Please read Jenny’s story Ripe for Rhapsody on page 25 (page 27 in the PDF) here: https://virl.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sea-and-Cedar-Fall-2024-DIGITAL-ISSUE.pdf Free Embodied Story Starter Kit Download: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-starter-kit/ Find The Writing Journey on: The Web: https://www.traciskuce.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciskuce.thewritingjourney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritingjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traciskucewritingjourney