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Ep 039 Creative Writing: There Will be Surprises!

Episode 39 of the The Girl and Duck Podcast podcast, hosted by Girl and Duck, titled "Ep 039 Creative Writing: There Will be Surprises!" was published on June 2, 2023 and runs 15 minutes.

June 2, 2023 ·15m · The Girl and Duck Podcast

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Summary

I’ve had a topsy turvy relationship with writing and I’ve witnessed this in my community too. We come to writing with a vision of how it’s all going to be then, surprise, surprise, we discover we have talents in completely unexpected areas. Want to write a picture book but end up writing a novel? Want to write poetry but end up writing a lifestyle blog? That’s how it happens. That’s normal. In today’s ep, I talk all about my own journey from writing sneaky sidenotes in public service documents (ahem) to writing convoluted academic papers to writing slapstick junior fiction. And everything in between. The thing is all writing is writing. Don’t hem yourself in. Learn to play with and stretch your creative impulses. Play is discovery. And therein lies the gold. ► About Jen & Girl and Duck: If you'd like to subscribe to my museletters, yay! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more girl&duck goodness, go here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GirlandDuck.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jen's Life Coaching page can be found ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Jen's creative writing community the Duck Pond ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jen on Instagram:  @jenestorer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jenestorer/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Jen's YouTube Channel - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jen's Author website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenstorer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► Free stuff Get writing immediately. Writing prompts to get your imagination flowing! Get four AWESOME writing prompts delivered to your inbox over four days. ⁠⁠⁠https://girlandduck.com/free-writing-prompts/⁠⁠⁠ Grab this freebie! A booklet containing the transcripts from Jen's, 'Hey Author' reels on Instagram. Full of tips and wisdom for writers at every level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/hey-author⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Mini Course: 5 Ways to Write a Book with Jen Storer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/5-ways-to-write-a-book-with-jen-storer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► Buy Jen's creative writing book: See Me Jump: 20 things I've learned about writing books for children Buy the pdf: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thegirlandduckshop.bigcartel.com/product/see-me-jump-pdf-edition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy it at amazon.com (ebook and paperback book):  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://a.co/i3C6SLF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy it at amazon.com.au (ebook): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/064801990X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_aueBBbEHSX3WA⁠

Episode Description

I’ve had a topsy turvy relationship with writing and I’ve witnessed this in my community too.


We come to writing with a vision of how it’s all going to be then, surprise, surprise, we discover we have talents in completely unexpected areas.

Want to write a picture book but end up writing a novel? Want to write poetry but end up writing a lifestyle blog? That’s how it happens. That’s normal.


In today’s ep, I talk all about my own journey from writing sneaky sidenotes in public service documents (ahem) to writing convoluted academic papers to writing slapstick junior fiction. And everything in between.


The thing is all writing is writing. Don’t hem yourself in. Learn to play with and stretch your creative impulses. Play is discovery. And therein lies the gold.


► About Jen & Girl and Duck:

If you'd like to subscribe to my museletters, yay! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

For more girl&duck goodness, go here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GirlandDuck.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jen's Life Coaching page can be found ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join Jen's creative writing community the Duck Pond ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Jen on Instagram:  @jenestorer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jenestorer/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Subscribe to Jen's YouTube Channel - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jen's Author website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenstorer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠



► Free stuff

Get writing immediately. Writing prompts to get your imagination flowing! Get four AWESOME writing prompts delivered to your inbox over four days. ⁠⁠⁠https://girlandduck.com/free-writing-prompts/⁠⁠⁠

Grab this freebie! A booklet containing the transcripts from Jen's, 'Hey Author' reels on Instagram. Full of tips and wisdom for writers at every level! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/hey-author⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Mini Course: 5 Ways to Write a Book with Jen Storer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jenstorerpresents.com/5-ways-to-write-a-book-with-jen-storer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



► Buy Jen's creative writing book:

See Me Jump: 20 things I've learned about writing books for children

Buy the pdf: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thegirlandduckshop.bigcartel.com/product/see-me-jump-pdf-edition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Buy it at amazon.com (ebook and paperback book):  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://a.co/i3C6SLF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Buy it at amazon.com.au (ebook): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/064801990X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_aueBBbEHSX3WA⁠

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