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Jill Jepson
Author of Writing As a Sacred Path.

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PUBLISHED: Dec.28.2008

Writing as a Sacred Path: A Practical Guide to Writing With Passion & Purpose

Much like any spiritual calling, the impulse to write demands courage, dvotion, and a deep sense of purpose. In this inspiring guide, writer and writing coach Jill Jepson explores the connections between the creative life and the spiritual life through diverse sacred practices. Drawing on the traditions of Buddhist monks, Navajo storytellers, Amazonian shamans, and more, she offers...

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PUBLISHED: Dec.01.2008

Writing as a Sacred Path: A Practical Guide to Writing with Passion and Purpose

What is your writing path? Are you a warrior called to write with courage for truth and justice? A mystic who writes to commune with the Divine? A shaman who journeys into dark realms and returns with healing knowledge? A monk, who finds peace in the meditative silence of writing? Or some of all four? Writing as a Sacred Path explores these four ways to live the writing...

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May.17.2013 - 3:40 pm

The Last Lap

I was tempted to title this post “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner,” because that’s exactly how I’m feeling this week. When I’m writing for print publication, I become a...

May.15.2013 - 7:51 pm

Postcard from the Pilgrimage # 2

Last week, I wrote a little about Michael Krasny's book Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic's Quest. In that post, I wrote that Krasny and I were "coming from the same part of Limbo...

May.14.2013 - 3:38 pm

Submission Strategy # 1: The Humble Offerer

I am getting ready to send my current novel out into the world, so I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the process of submission. I don’t mean just the physical process of...

May.13.2013 - 2:54 pm

Death and the Novel

I’m putting a few finishing touches on my young adult fantasy novel, and soon the work I’ve been laboring over for four years will be on its way to my agent, so naturally,...

Comments from Jill

May.06.2013 - 5:42 pm

In response to: The Second Annual Celebrate the Stuff You Suck at Day: How Will You Celebrate?

Excellent way to celebrate,

Excellent way to celebrate, Jane. Cake and booze are nice, too.

Apr.20.2013 - 11:37 am

In response to: What My Cat Taught Me about Atheism

It doesn't sound silly to me

It doesn't sound silly to me at all, Kim. Your post is a beautiful example of what I was talking about. Thank you.

Apr.18.2013 - 8:57 am

In response to: Buying Rugs in Marrakesh

Blessings, A. J.

Apr.17.2013 - 2:11 pm

In response to: Buying Rugs in Marrakesh

Well, thank, you A. J. I

Well, thank, you A. J. I can't tell you how good it feels to hear you're enjoying my posts. As you no doubt understand...

Apr.09.2013 - 5:57 pm

In response to: Buddhist Blessings with a Twist

Thank you, Rina. Yes, it

Thank you, Rina. Yes, it really doesn't matter, does it? Different paths to the Sacred. All one.

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Aug.16.2009

Writing as a Sacred Path: A Practical Guide to Writing With Passion & Purpose

Published by Cafe of Dreams

In Writing as a Sacred Path, Jill Jepson gives every type of writer irreplaceable and wonderful tools to hone their craft. Ms. Jepson shares unforgettable ways to break...

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About Jill

I have spent a lifetime exploring spiritual traditions throughout the world--from Siberia to Afghanistan, Syria to Japan. I have also spent a lifetime writing. In my work, I weave together those two threads, combining the spiritual and the artistic,...

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Humane Society of the United States, Defenders of Wildlife, Interational Society for the Protection of Burros and Mustangs, National Wildlife Federation,...