Author: lucindapebre

Lucinda Pebre is not her real name, it's a pseudonym because one day in the not too distant future, she hopes to become a full-time author but is not there yet. Until then, anonymity is necessary to separate her writing life from her day job life. There are still lots of things she can tell you that are true. Lucinda lives with her husband and three dogs in the city of Sheffield in the UK. For her, books offer the best escape from the tensions of life. In particular she loves urban fantasy, epic fantasy and science fiction. When there’s no time to read, there are always audiobooks, which are great for walking dogs and driving. The rest of her time is spent writing. Anna Singh is half Scottish and half Indian. She lives in Sheffield and has three grown up children. The first thing she did when she arrived five years ago, was to join a Creative Writing class. It was the best thing she could have done. When the class folded, Lucinda and Anna continued to meet. They found the meetings hugely helpful and also fun. It was a natural step to share their chats. We are Diving into Writing and invite you to join us in taking the plunge!
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Episode 102 – Steady Bravery

After pulling the Knight of Swords for this episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about steady bravery and what that means for their creative lives.

That was the intention, at least. They ended up talking about a LOT more than just that.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

  • Tarotly speaking, 2023 is the year of the Chariot, which means it’s the perfect year to move forwards with your goal.
  • How the Knight of Swords fits the Chariot perfectly, since they both warn against pushing forward too hard and ending up burned out and hurt.
  • What bravery means exactly, and that it can mean something different for everyone.
  • Whether we need that nasty little voice in side our heads to get us moving or whether there’s another reason for ‘lazy’ or avoidant behaviour.
  • Where Lucinda’s fear around social media might be coming from.
  • Why learning how to properly rest terrifies Mariëlle like nothing else.

 

Mariëlle also promised to dig up a link to Derek Murphy’s talk on how to create an author brand, which he gave in Edinburgh, but it’s unfortunately not available online.

 

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Episode 101 – Surrender

During this first episode of the new year, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about:

  • Some of the things they wish to surrender to over 2023
  • Mariëlle’s wish to surrender to her creative flow more by creating the necessary space in her usually rigid planning
  • Lucinda’s wish to surrender to the things she has no control over to begin with
  • How being in survival mode affects one’s creativity
  • Taking the easy road over taking the hard road, and whether that has everything to do with perspective
  • That going with the flow sounds easier than it is

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Episode 100 – Learning from the Past

During the 100th episode of the podcast, Lucinda and Mariëlle reflect on what they’ve learned about their writerly selfs over the past year and what they want to move towards during 2023.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

  • Lucinda becoming more accepting about how she’s forced to keep returning to the drawing board each time she thinks she figured out her ideal system for writing.
  • Lucinda’s realisation that she wants to stop looking for shortcuts in life.
  • That this is the perfect time of year to reflect on what shortcuts we’ve been trying to take this year and why.
  • How Lucinda learned to take her time when it comes to writing, which takes the pressure off.
  • Mariëlle realising that, if she doesn’t make space for her creative energy to flow, she becomes like a pressure cooker ready to blow.
  • Mariëlle trying to balance her regained trust that her creativity will always come back—if with a vengeance—with her intention to build in more space for that creativity to keep flowing all year round.
  • How what we go through on a personal level has a profound impact on our creativity, since both are located in the second chakra, our emotional well.

For our first episode of the new year, we will be talking about what we would like to (try to) surrender to during 2023. What are some of the things you’d like to surrender to in the year to come?

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Episode 99 – Embracing your Inner Weirdo

During this episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about how embracing your weird is a good thing and how to incorporate it into your writing.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

  • How writing to market can seriously limit your inner weirdo from shining through
  • That staying true to yourself is an incredibly hard journey—but so worth it
  • Our characters need their quirks to stand out and be likeable, so why not embrace our own?
  • That indie-publishing should mean freedom, yet there’s an awful lot of talk about what one should and shouldn’t do
  • That there are better ways to make money, easier day jobs, than not writing what you love

 

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Episode 98 – Using Tarot in Writing

Mariëlle explains the potential use of tarot cards in writing. She describes how to use tarots to identify and deal with blocks to the writing process, as well as, how to use the cards to plot a novel or develop characters.

We asked the cards the following questions:

What do we need to consider about the direction the podcast should go?

What do we know about the direction we are heading?

What don’t we know about this direction?

What do we need to consider about this direction?

What else do you need to be aware of with this project?

Listen to the podcast to discover the answers.

Any questions, contact Mariëlle at  marielle@mswordsmith.nl  

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Episode 97 – Juggling Multiple Projects

During this episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about the multiple (creative) projects they are juggling and how that affects Lucinda’s writing and Mariëlle’s sanity.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

  • Lucinda talks about the multiple projects she juggles in life generally, which all impact her writing
  • Mariëlle talks about the many nonfiction projects she currently has deadlines for, which kind of has her admit she’s been pushing it too far
  • How Mariëlle has grown over the years in that she’s gotten better at saying ‘No’ to things that simply don’t resonate with her
  • That not all (day) jobs and responsibilities are created equally and that they all affect what we are able to take on extra differently

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Episode 96 – How to Measure Success – the Hidden Beauty behind our ‘Failures’

During this episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about their ‘failures’ and what wonderful things these actually brought them.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

  • That, just because something didn’t go the way you wanted, it doesn’t mean it didn’t go actually the way you needed
  • How our sense of success and how we measure it is intricately related to our patience levels
  • How Lucinda’s first novel wasn’t what she’d wanted it to be, but it did bring her onto this writing journey and that’s a wonderful thing in itself
  • How, a week after the launch of her Kickstarter campaign, Mariëlle found a way to shift her perspective to focus less on the private goal she’d set for herself and more on all the awesome stuff that has happened and that she achieved because of the campaign.

Mariëlle’s campaign ends on the 9th of November. If you’re curious to see what her campaign looks like and how it’s doing, check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/grow-your-creative-mindset

 

 

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Episode 95 – Curiosity

During this episode, Lucinda and Mariëlle talk about curiosity and why and when to follow it.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

  • Mariëlle’s upcoming Kickstarter campaign and how she’s gotten swept up in her growing expectations.
  • Lucinda’s exploring new genres as she’s contemplating writing with her husband.
  • How our (changing) expectations affect how we do things and how much fun we’re having while doing them.
  • That learning something isn’t for you can be considered a success too.
  • The importance of being and staying aware of what you wanted to achieve when you started a new project and why, and why you need to keep reminding yourself what piqued your curiosity in the first place.

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Episode 94 – Kickstart Your Writing

During this episode, Lucinda asks Mariëlle all about her upcoming Kickstarter campaign.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

What Kickstarter is and how it can work for writers (fiction and non-fiction)

  • For whom Kickstarter is, potentially, a great platform to sell books and find a new audience
  • The risks involved in using Kickstarter as a platform
  • Different ways to go about your campaign, and different things you could offer as bonus perks
  • How Kickstarter pushes you to get extra creative

 

Mariëlle campaign goes live on the 10th of October. You can follow it here if you’re curious to see what her campaign looks like and how it’s going to turn out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mswordsmith/grow-your-creative-mindset

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