HeyJaredMusings with Meg
Reflections and conversations on writing and creativity, and learning to pay attention
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September Reading, Listening, Watching (opens the original)
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Hello my dear friendI didn’t read as much this month but there were some great novels and some books to help me ‘do the work’. What have you been reading lately? Subscribe free for new posts. <
S2E29: Author Amy Coomer on cafés and the freedom to follow a story (opens the original)
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Season 2, Episode 29: Amy Coomer, AuthorAmy Coomer is a writer who works around part-time jobs, writes late into the night and often heads to a café to find the focus she needs.What stayed with me from our conversation was the way she described writing as something that gives her energy rather than simply taking it. She can spend eight hours writing in a café and leave feeling as though she hasn’t worked at all.We talked about being a pantser, learning when to step back and consider structure, s
What do you want to grow before the year is over? (opens the original)
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Hello lovelyThere are only three months left this year but before we rush towards the end of the year, I’m inviting you to pause and ask a few questions about your creative life.What has grown this year?What have you learned?What still has energy?And what do you want to give your attention to between now and the end of December?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!R0p_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media
When did we begin forgetting? (opens the original)
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Hello lovely human<img alt="a plate with a fork, measuring tape and green peas" class="sizing-normal" height="3471" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1712056407276-15846e54fcf7?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&
5 Things of Joy #49 (opens the original)
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Hello my dear friendThank you for all of your lovely messages after last week’s 5 Things. It meant a lot and I am feeling much better this week. Sitting with this and leaning into friends and looking for the small things has definitely helped. Today I’m writing to you from Wandiligong and the birds are singing as the morning wakes. It is divine. Family and friends Last Friday we celebrated my brother’s sixtieth and the room was packed with memories. There were people I hadn’t seen for nearly for
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