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Numb: Balancing Creativity and Anxiety

December 18, 2018 Mia Sutton
Feeling numb and trying to balance creativity and anxiety. Read more at mia-sutton.com/blog

About 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. I took my prescribed medication and it helped tremendously. My panic attacks and other symptoms mostly went away and I felt so much better. Except when it came to my writing. My mental health was great, but my creative muscle was numb.

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In Creativity, Mental Health Tags Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, writing with anxiety
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Why "The Killing" is the Most Beautiful Show I've Ever Seen

December 11, 2018 Mia Sutton
Why I think “The Killing” is the most beautiful TV show I’ve ever seen. Read more at mia-sutton.com

“The Killing” is my favorite show. If you know me at all, you’ve heard me mention it countless times. I watch it over and over and over again. People who have seen it totally get it. It’s one of those shows that just sticks with you forever. But if you haven’t seen it, let me tell you a little bit about it.

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In Creativity Tags beauty, The Killing, H&L Writes, most beautiful TV show
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How Honest is Too Honest When Writing a Memoir?

October 30, 2018 Mia Sutton
How will my family react to my memoir? How honest is too honest when writing your memoir? mia-sutton.com

How do I navigate that? Writing about difficult things that will paint someone or a group of someones in a really negative light. But at the same time, it's the truth. They always say the truth hurts, right? I mean, if you behave a certain way and hurt people, do you get the benefit of anonymity? I feel like the answer is no. 

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In Creativity, Life Tags NaNoWriMo 2018, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, honesty in writing memoirs
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I'm Doing NaNoWriMo For the First Time

October 24, 2018 Mia Sutton
It’s my first time participating in NaNoWriMo. Eek! National Novel Writing Month 2018. Click to read more at mia-sutton.com/blog

To be honest, I’m hesitant to even write this post and announce it publicly. I’m not great at sticking with things. I’ve been “going to” write a book pretty much my whole life. This is the first time I’m actually attempting to put real words down on paper.

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In Creativity, Life Tags NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2018, National Novel Writing Month, I'm writing a book
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Who Do You Write For?

August 28, 2018 Mia Sutton
Who do you write for? Why do you write? The answers aren't always the same. Read more from Mia Sutton blog at mia-sutton.com 

Who do you write for? Why do you write? The answers aren’t always the same.

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In Creativity, Family, Life Tags Writing, writing audience, who do you write for
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The Noise of Boys and Motherhood

July 10, 2018 Mia Sutton
No one told me motherhood was so noisy. | The noise of boys and motherhood. Read more at Mia Sutton Blog www.mia-sutton.com 

No one told me motherhood would be so noisy. That silence was a commodity. That questions were an endless, relentless, renewable resource. If I could figure out how to make cars run on questions, I'd be a trillionaire.

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In Creativity, Life, Motherhood Tags life with boys, boy mom, noise of boys
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I Feel the Most Free When...

June 27, 2018 Mia Sutton
I feel the most free when... | A free writing exercise from National Writing Day 

I feel the most free when... the ocean is spread out before me. Waves crashing with fury, like a roller coaster speeding down the track. I don't want to get in, but I like to watch it fly.

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In Creativity, Life Tags free writing, free write, National Writing Day
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Letting Go: A Poem on Writer's Block

June 13, 2018 Mia Sutton
Letting Go - a poem on writer's block and creativity. Read more at www.mia-sutton.com/blog

What happens when the words don’t come no matter how hard you try?

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In Creativity, Poetry Tags Writer's block
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When Inspiration Strikes: An Ode to My Muse

July 19, 2017 Mia Sutton

I keep looking at the blinking cursor. It's the gate keeper to the page beyond and I can't seem to get past it. Bribes, threats, sweet nothings whispered under my breath. And yet, there it blinks, seeming to mock me with its silent stare.

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In Creativity Tags Writing, Writer's block, Inspiration
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