Recovering The SelfA Journal of Hope and Healing

Writing

Avoiding the Republication of the Same Article

We writers love to send our work around the globe and place it on the publishing map. In the blogosphere, it happens sometimes that the same article tries to …

Writing to Heal

by Kristin Schultz Writing has been instrumental in my life. I have relied on writing since I was a child. I have used writing as a vehicle to communicate, a …

Ernest Dempsey’s Screenplay Wins Award at Spotlight Film Festival

Modern History Press author and editor of Recovering the Self Ernest Dempsey has won the award for writing the best mystery/thriller screenplay at the 2023 …

‘The One Egg Challenge’ Shortlisted as Finalist at The Shark Awards

Loving Healing Press author and Recovering the Self editor Ernest Dempsey’s short film script The One Egg Challenge has been shortlisted for The 2022 Shark …

Why You Should Write a Book Regarding Your Field of Expertise

Guest Blog Writing a book is just for experienced authors right? Wrong. In fact it is possibly the best way for business professionals in almost any field to …

Will I Win Back My Passion for Writing?

by Annie Harmon I used to be enthusiastic about my writing. The change came after I took time off from my creative endeavors. It’s no surprise: writing is …

LHP Nominations for Pushcart Prize 2022

The Loving Healing Press (LHP) has announced its nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2022. There are 6 nominations for the coming Pushcart prize, but 5 …

Dandelion Cottage Story Contest 2022 Open to Submissions

The Dandelion Cottage Young Writers Contest for 2022 is now open to submissions of short stories by students of 5th to 12th grades in the Upper Peninsula …

I Made a Whole Dollar

by Patty Fletcher My laughter rang out long and loud. The email stated, “Service at PayPal® You’ve received a direct deposit from Amazon®.” When I …

Communicating in an Electronic World – Group Chat

by Patty L. Fletcher Hello Everyone. I hope this posting finds you all doing super great. Today, I’m going to continue my series on something which is …

Finding the Muse

by Claire Plaisted Muses are strange creatures. Sometimes they become characters, at other times, they become authors. How do I know… well once I understood …

Communicating in an Electronic World – The Email

by Patty L. Fletcher Hello Everyone. I hope this posting finds you all doing super great. Today, I’m going to begin a series on something which is becoming …

Character Privacy Issue

by Marlene Mesot Imagination is a wonderful gift that allows us to examine ourselves in intricate closeness and expand our boundaries of self and our world …

Conversation Cards—A thoughtful and engaging, family-friendly gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Graduation

Diana Raab, author of Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life has developed these easy-to-use Conversation Cards …

Writing as a Stress Reliever

by Deborah K. Frontiera Writing can be a wonderful way to relieve job-related stress. I spent a good many years as a teacher in a large urban district, and …

Writing for Transformation and Bliss

by Diana Raab In late 2017, my book, Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life was published, and the response to …

The Road Ahead

by Phyllis Staton Campbell It is finished, that article, poem or book. With pride you have passed it around for others to comment, and you bask in the praise. …

Healing On the Run

Harry Houdini is remembered as a great escape artist. You would put loads of chains on him and he could get out of them, becoming free. This skill of his was …

on how dare we! write: a multicultural creative discourse

Like most of America, the higher up you go in Academia the whiter it gets. With that comes the white privilege of criticism and writing, whether intentional or …

The System I Used to Write 5 Books and Over 1,000 Blog Posts

Most writers struggle with getting their writing done for one surprising reason. They think writing is a one-step process, when in fact, it’s a three-step …

Choose Not Lose

The following story is excerpted from the book Szen Zone: Reaching a State of Positive Change, by Gary Szenderski. The book is a compilation of heartwarming …

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