Ask the Author: Chelsea Brewer
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Chelsea Brewer
I've been writing the stories for Girly Stories for over ten years. After a while, I read them all together and decided it was time to make them their own collection. I had heard so many interesting stories from all sorts of women of varying age and ethnicity and background, and their messages were always the same: hiding pain. I wanted this book to be a semi-sort of- support group in a way, a vessel for other women to read real stories of women going through devastating circumstances similar to their own. We should never run from our pain or be ashamed of it. We should share it and face it and conquer it. I believe that is the essence of growing.
Deal with our demons, share our stories so others may learn how to move through their own.
Deal with our demons, share our stories so others may learn how to move through their own.
Chelsea Brewer
If I really can't get myself to finish a project, I'll at the very least write little snippets here and there when they come. I might suddenly feel the urge to write about a childhood memory, a romantic encounter, or someone I saw on the street. I go with that urge and I'll write it out. Even if it's only one paragraph. The more you write, the more practice you get.
Chelsea Brewer
I'll let you know when I figure it out.
Chelsea Brewer
I've been working on a non-fiction piece about a meditation retreat I went on a few years ago. It was very strict: no talking, no eye contact, no books/tvs/phones/computers/etc. And it was the most amazing experience of my life. When I was preparing for the trip, I couldn't find any literature on the subject. So I thought that by sharing my story, I could provide not just reading material for a potential student of meditation, but perhaps motivation for those looking for similar experiences.
Chelsea Brewer
I tend to get a lot of inspiration from listening to music. If it's an emotional sounding piece, I can envision someone expressing that. I constantly picture a situation happening, almost like a movie in my head, to a song. If I really feel rutted, I listen to something sad. It gets me going.
Chelsea Brewer
YOU have to do all the work. Don't expect anyone to do it for you. Write, write some more, look into getting published, then write even more.
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