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Amy Z. Rowland

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AMY Z. ROWLAND, M.A., is best known for her books about Reiki, a form of bodywork and energy medicine, which she has been teaching since 1994, but she is happy when readers discover her other writing as well: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. As a child, she was encouraged by her parents, who met each other in art school, to be creative. When she realized (at about age six) that focusing on becoming an artist would result in even more parental advice, she decided she would rather write. She hasn't really stopped since. ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Amy Z. Rowland Write outside the box. Don't assume that because you start out writing poetry, poetry is all that you can write. Don't assume that because you write n…moreWrite outside the box. Don't assume that because you start out writing poetry, poetry is all that you can write. Don't assume that because you write nonfiction that sells, you should just keep writing nonfiction. Don't let people pigeonhole you and your writing abilities. Claim your creative freedom (at least on your own time).

What is there about writing that makes your heart race or your mind quicken or your imagination see an altogether different reality? What challenges you? Be willing to experiment with words and language as if you were a child with finger-paints. Get into it! Let yourself be messy. You can always revise and edit later on.

Write your rough draft as if you were writing a letter to your best friend or your mother, someone who loves you no matter what. Again, you can revise later -- after you have that completed rough draft. (It is very hard to write a rough draft from start to finish when you are worrying about what an editor is going to think about your manuscript. Forget about the editor until after you have a rough draft, then a revised draft, that satisfies and pleases you. Once you have that accomplished, you will also have the confidence and conviction to believe in your book through the publishing process.)

And if you have written the best book that you possibly can, then believe in your book. Talk about it. Tell the world about it. Keep putting it forward, no matter how shy or reclusive you are by nature. You had to grow to write the book, so you may have to grow to promote it as well. Be willing to be brave, the hero of your own life story. (less)

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How do you get inspired to write?

Amy Z. Rowland I "see" the scene and the character interactions in a fragmentary, intuitive way, reach for my laptop, and let my fingers fly over the keys. That's wh…moreI "see" the scene and the character interactions in a fragmentary, intuitive way, reach for my laptop, and let my fingers fly over the keys. That's when I'm "inspired."

There are also days when I am not inspired, but I write because I want the habit of words flowing through my mind and onto the page. Sometimes what I write surprises me because it is much better than what I expected would be forthcoming on a day when I wasn't in the "mood" to write.

To me, writing fiction isn't about moods; it's about loving the language and the process of story-telling. It's joyful -- although sometimes it also requires patience.(less)

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Average rating: 4.19 · 109 ratings · 15 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Intuitive Reiki for Our Times: Essential Techniques for Enhancing Your Practice 4.12 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traditional Reiki for Our Times: Practical Methods for Personal and Planetary Healing 4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Book of Traditional Reiki: Practical Methods for Personal and Planetary Healing 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reiki for the Heart and Soul: The Reiki Principles as Spiritual Pathwork 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragonkin Awakening (Chronicles of the Dragonkin, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reiki Tradicional para o Mundo Moderno 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Book of Traditional Reiki: Practical Methods for Personal and Planetary Healing by Rowland, Amy Z. (2010) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Intuitive Reiki for Our Times: Essential Techniques for Enhancing Your Practice 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars