I have a website and I am very excited about it! Here’s what the home page looks like:
Do you ever feel like your creativity is a bit like the ‘this is fine’ gif? Everything is wildly burning and you’re left trying to ignore the smoke, pretending that this is exactly how it’s meant to be.
Perhaps your creative life is maybe… not so fine. Believe me, I understand. And I want this to be a place where we can admit that, because I’m tired of ‘this is fine’.
I’m tired of seeing the most vibrant creative sparks being snuffed out.
I’m tired of cradling the ashes of a creative person after they’ve burnt-out.
I’m tired of people being told to build creative fires that just can’t stay lit.
Creativity isn’t meant to leave us scarred, empty and ashamed. I believe there is a way to live a creative life which is joyful, sustainable and fulfilling.
That’s why I’ve launched makekindling.com.
You might have guessed that I really, really love the word ‘kindling’.
Kindling is both the fuel and the fire.
Kindling is the thing you find, gather and light to make fire.
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Kindling is the act of encouraging fire to ignite and to keep burning.
Kindling is who I am – I want to fuel creative fires.
Kindling is what I do – I want stoke creative fires.
This is what my new venture is all about. I want to share my fire, and I want to fan sparks into flames.
I truly believe that when we know and deeply love our own unique creative fuel, then we will understand what shape our creative fire should take. I’d love to help you do that. The Kindling coaching package is designed for exactly this purpose. It is currently available at a special introductory rate. AND if you attended my workshop at The Literary Consultancy’s BEING A WRITER festival, I can offer you a further discount, so please contact me via the website.
The kindling website is packed full of exciting things and there is so much more to come, so please explore the site and share with anyone you feel might find the work I do supportive.
This substack newsletter will be sent out monthly-ish and will continue to be about finding a compassionate and nurturing relationship with creativity. It will include news about events and updates but will not be a sales and marketing email in disguise!
I’m so proud of my website and this new adventure! Huge thanks to Ruth Broadway for her beautiful logo design and illustration magic. Her work is so very beautiful. Follow her on Instagram here and here and buy her work here.
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