How to Use Writing for Better Sleep
In this post I present the research on writing as an effective way to deal with insomnia, some thoughts about why it works, and offer some practices to try.
Community on the Milk Run
This piece was written near the beginning of the pandemic in response to an invitation from the Haliburton Highlands Arts Council.
Exploring Notions of Accountability
A couple of weeks ago I sent out my fall newsletter and in it I titled the letter-y part of it “Thoughts about Accountability.”
Finding the Sweet Spot
The Big 5 of Writers’ Personality
How locating your sweet spot can make your writing practice less effortful and more joyous.
Four Months into Pyjama Writing
Many people who have come to Pyjama Writing over the last few months have also been startled to discover how these hours of communal silence add up to a significant word count.
Pyjama Writing – An Update
Well, the first two full weeks of Pyjama Writing have passed and I’m still going strong. Judging by the emails and messages I’m getting, it’s been helpful for others as well.
Pyjama Writing – an experiment and an invitation
For at least the first three months of 2021, I'm trying an experiment to make myself accountable...
The True North Question
When my beloved friend, Janis, was given her terminal diagnosis, the doctors said, "You probably...
Writing with the Unicorn – Pat Schneider
Those are Pat's hands in the featured image above, doing the thing she inspired so many other...
Herding the Cats – Family Zoom Gatherings
If your gathering on Zoom is to be satisfying (whether business or social), somebody has to step up and organize it.
Finding Gratitude in Dusty Corners
In normal times we have Molly Maid come to our house every two weeks on Wednesday mornings at...
Love in the Time of Corona – Virtual Hugs
I am not a social hugger. If I like you, I don’t bend forward from the waist, place two tentative...
Enough
When I turned 60 I wanted two things. A party. And a tattoo. We did the party – a painting night...
A Journey of Holistic Intimacy
writing together in place and time By Susan Lynn Reynolds This article appeared in the...
Writer Heal Thyself: My Shame Confession
I have been meaning to send out this notice about what’s coming up in the next few months for the...
Radical Restoration for your Artistic Body and Soul
First published in “SURFACING” – the Arts magazine for Durham Region When I was first hired to...
Writing Our Way Out of Trouble: Sue Reynolds at TEDxStouffville
In the summer of 2013 I was invited to do a TEDx Talk on “Shining the light on our Changing...
Growing As A Writer – Safety AND Craft
The AWA Method of Writing “Whether your purpose for writing is artistic expression, communication...
Living in the Body – Writing from the Senses
Showing Not Telling – how the Body Knows Writers studying their craft have it hammered into them:...
Leaving a Legacy: writing down memories
The bulge in the aging population has definitely triggered an interest in family history, evident...