The Writer's Identity

#2 It's Personal: The Creative State

Flow, zone and magic (and a word about AI and flow...)

16 hrs ago • Jacqueline Ward

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January 2026

#1 It's Personal: The Idea State

How do you know you’re a writer, and what has to happen before the writing begins?

Jan 22 • Jacqueline Ward

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Storytelling - it's deeper than you think...

The YOU-Identity Model and how it applies to writing

Jan 9 • Jacqueline Ward

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'Who are you to write this book?'

The Writer's Identity and why you haven't done anything like this before

Jan 2 • Jacqueline Ward

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December 2025

Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Creative Process

I watched the Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere. Nothing prepared me for the two-hour magnification of the creative process and mental health.

Dec 27, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward

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What I love to read...

Message vs entertainment?

Dec 20, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward

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Welcome, new readers!

A lot can change in a year...

Dec 12, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward

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September 2025

The cost of finishing a creative project

Fear and loathing in Manchester

Sep 10, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward

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August 2025

Coming up for air...

Creative flow, storytelling and priorities

Aug 17, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward

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July 2025

On writing quickly

And why some people don't like it

Jul 26, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward

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June 2025

A Palace, Bruce Springsteen, Adele and a little bit of magic

Ideas and Where I Find Them

Jun 17, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward

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If someone writes a story, and nobody reads it, is it still a story?

And other publishing scenarios

Jun 10, 2025 • Jacqueline Ward