Nobody likes being the boring side character. So why then do we feel like a sidekick all the time? 😔
To become the hero of your own story is to embrace your hero’s journey. But what does that journey entail? You’ll be surprised, because it’s not what you think 🦸
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Struggling to find your unique voice? There’s a reason why!
If you want to find your unique voice, you have to stop doing this one thing… RIGHT NOW
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Is doubt your friend or your enemy? Can you get rid of doubt all together?
From the many years of self-doubt, especially in my art, I’ve found doubt… to be not what it seems.
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Have you hit your creative limit? 
Fret not! Here’s a surefire way to overcome your limitations immediately!
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I tried hard to write a short story last week to be published on this blog—pulling up my work file about 3 to 4 times in hopes of completing it. Alas, I just couldn’t get past the 200 words. And it wasn’t because I was lazy. After staring at the page for minutes on end, I knew that it was simply because my mind drew blank.
So, I did what I rarely would do and missed a week of posting. Despite wanting to create, with attempts at forcing an idea into fruition, I was unable to craft. And I wondered…
‘Was it okay to skip a week of posting? Was it okay to… not create? As a creator, who are you if you’re not creating?’
Now, I know that these days, most of my readers are not following my blog for the stories. Yes, despite being an author, somehow… you guys are now into this kind of content—content that is less fictional and more personal. So perhaps, you didn’t even notice the lack of a story post last week. Perhaps… it is only I who insists on being disciplined at writing week in week out. Still, who am I… if I don’t actually write?
I am STILL… an author.
And if you’re asking yourself the same question—who are you if you take a break or can’t seem able to create—this post is for you.
You are STILL a creator.
Yes, discipline is good. Yes, being consistent helps you to hone your craft. I advocate creating and creating often! But there’s nothing wrong with taking a break. There’s nothing wrong with admitting that sometimes… you just can’t create because of reasons you might not have. And it doesn’t mean that you are lazy or that you’re giving up—you know when you’re trying! It simply means that you are human with creative struggles all humans face. And being unable to craft something new doesn’t mean you are any less of who you are.
At the end of the day, doing what you love shouldn’t be a burden. Doing what you love should be an expression of your very being—of who you are from the inside out. And if you can’t create today, fret not. You will create tomorrow… because creating is what you were born to do—it is what you do best, and it is a part of who you are.
How do you define ‘passion’? 
The reason why some of us give up on our ‘passion’ is because we don’t fully understand what ‘passion’ is. Do YOU have the right definition of passion?
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“You SHOULD WATCH your own videos,” so I’ve been told.
Funny, how that’s a phrase I don’t expect to hear… yet hear it anyway. And I won’t deny it—at times, I really do NEED to watch my own videos. Why? Because I’m just as human as you are. And as an un-celestial being with only the epiphanies the human mind could ever comprehend, the next best thing I can do for myself is ‘preach to myself’.
Yes, preach to myself. Heck, you do it too!
Every time you coax yourself, reason your actions, and attempt to make yourself feel better, you’re preaching to yourself. Alas, some of our ‘sermons’ are more self-deprecating than edifying. In fact, we have a knack of boasting the torments of hell more than the glory of heaven.
But why do we do that? I’m sure there’s some psychological reasoning but that’s not why I’m writing this today. The purpose of this is to remind both YOU and MYSELF that more than the words others speak into our lives, our own words have a GREATER EFFECT on us.
We preach to ourselves daily. We tell ourselves what we can and cannot do. We decide how to think and feel. And, more so during this season in quarantine—adjusting to and embracing the ‘new normal’—we speak to ourselves more than we speak to others.
So the next time you hear a little negativity in your own voice, switch the channel. Preach only what is uplifting and listen only to what is true! Choose to be a voice of encouragement to yourself because… trust me, it makes a difference.
Wait, what? Did I just say that your dream is wasting your time? BLASPHEMY! 😱
Alas, this isn’t a lie—I’ve lost many years to my dream. So before you become a victim yourself, find out how your dream is wasting your time now!
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Someone once told me, and I paraphrase, “You are not an aspiring writer. You write, so you are.”
Now, I forgot who this person was—it was many years ago, when I first started this blog and called myself an aspiring writer. But ever since I read that comment, I stopped using the word all together. Why? Because I realised that truly owning your ambition isn’t to aspire but to do. And when you do, you become—when you become, you no longer have to aspire. You are what you say you are.
Of course, that’s not to say that the word ‘aspire’ or your aspirations are bad. This word holds a positive connotation. But there will come a time when you will have to stop aspiring—a time when you have to disown the word and take control over what you want to do. After all, you can only aspire so much before you actually have to take action. But if that time never comes… then the word carries no meaning—to a certain extent, it becomes a roadblock because you grow comfortable simply… aspiring.
So, if you’re aspiring to do something or be someone, it’s time to stop. Stop aspiring to be a comic book artist, stop aspiring to be a baker, stop aspiring and start doing. Ditch the word the first chance you get because… you don’t need it! You are what you say you are and it’s high time you own up to it.
With the current global situation, I thought, “With plenty of time on our hands, why not try something new?” Hence, I ran a poll on my Facebook and Instagram story—asking you if you were interested in a video series regarding novel writing!
Well, it’s safe to say that the results were skewed. And since you asked for it, I did it—I created 5 videos covering the fundamentals of novel writing… particularly if it’s your first time!
Below is the first video of the 5-part series—part 2 is already on Facebook, and part 3 will be released tomorrow. Be sure to also tune in for part 4 and part 5, which will be released next week. Fingers-crossed, these videos will be of some help to get you started on your novel-writing adventure!
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Jeyna Grace 