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A Quiet Shift: Why I’m Changing Direction on YouTube If you’ve followed my YouTube channel for a while, you’ll know it started with a focus on morning pages, journaling, notebooks, and all things creative reflection. For me, it was honest and grounding — and it seemed to strike a chord with others, too. But lately, … Continue reading Mid-Life Crocus… 🌷
New Morning Pages & More! video now live! A return to the talking-head style video…
Read on, or watch the video! I was first introduced to the idea of morning pages by a couple of playwrights: Sebastian Bacziewicz and Katie Hims. We’d met at a writer’s retreat in Scotland at a place called Moniack Mhor. As he was leaving, Sebastian held up his notebook and said, “This is the bedrock … Continue reading Why Do We Write Morning Pages?
Read on, or watch the video! Someone asked me a question recently. Do I have to write morning pages as soon as I get up in the morning? Or can I have breakfast or something like that before doing it? My view is the longer you leave it, the less likely it is that you’re … Continue reading Morning Pages… *When* Pages?!
Check out my latest video! Check out my YouTube Community.Visit my shop for products I use and recommend.Get my newsletter. I’m a published novelist, writer, editor and Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow with 30 years’ experience across business, fiction, other non-fiction, scriptwriting and education. If you’d like me to produce a video like this for … Continue reading How I use JOURNALING as a powerful PRODUCTIVITY Tool!
Writer, beware! Writing morning pages is very popular. Many people get a lot from it, me included. There are lots of videos and articles about morning pages, and they are overwhelmingly positive. But there is something you need to be aware of when writing morning pages to help maintain good mental health. The advice when … Continue reading The DANGERS of Morning Pages!
HOW to start and WHY you should bother! Read on, or watch the video! A lot of people are interested in journaling, but never get started. They worry that they might do it wrong, or they won’t be able to keep up the habit, or they’re not sure what they’ll get out of this journaling … Continue reading Journaling for Beginners! ✍️
Read on or watch the video! Have you always fancied being creative but never quite got around to it? Maybe you’ve always wanted to be a writer or an artist or a sculptor even. Something like that. But things just keep getting in the way. Life happens right? Well, I’ll tell you what I think … Continue reading Why You Need to BE CREATIVE NOW!
Martin Sketchley 