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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.21.2013 - 6:51 pm

The Submission Process, Strategy 2: The Great Benefactor

Last Tuesday, I wrote about the three ways writers approach the submission process. I described three basic types of submitters: The Humble Offerer, The Great...

May.20.2013 - 3:23 pm

Fear and the Writing Life: How to Meet the Challenge and Thrive

As I mentioned last week, I’m doing a bit of final polishing before I send my novel off to my agent. I’ve posted earlier about the difficulties writers face in the last stages of...

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...

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Apr.09.2013 - 5:56 pm

In response to: Gratitude

I'm glad you liked the post,

I'm glad you liked the post, Rina. And I think it's maybe not such a bad idea to be looking for lumps--as well as...

Apr.06.2013 - 6:51 am

In response to: A Writer in Morocco: The Call to Prayer

I can only imagine how it

I can only imagine how it must be to hear those temple bells!

Mar.22.2013 - 1:21 pm

In response to: Celebrate the Spring Equinox

Planting flowers seems like

Planting flowers seems like the perfect way to celebrate the first day of spring!

Mar.21.2013 - 4:11 pm

In response to: Celebrate the Spring Equinox

That's fascinating, Kim! I

That's fascinating, Kim! I had no idea there was such a thing as World Storytelling Day, either. And yes, I'd...

Mar.19.2013 - 3:16 pm

In response to: Resistance to Writing: My Home Remedies

Glad you found it useful,

Glad you found it useful, Katherine.

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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,...