Writing Retreat Day 3: A Busy Mind Is Totally OK [5 min]

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I had a huge realization today, and it related to the coaching I got from Amir before I arrived. If you haven’t heard that, definitely listen to it! You can find it here. I’ve been beating myself up for having a busy mind and today I realized that’s totally ok. Maybe that sounds stupid but it was huge for me.

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Writing Retreat Day 2: It’s Working! And Easier Than I Thought [12 min]

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Day two was magical. So many realizations and insights and I felt like the day was really a success. There was even a point where I realized if I wrote nothing the whole week this would be a total success.

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Writing Retreat Day 1: Welcome to Paradise [6 min]

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Welcome to a special week of Darken the Page. Dave created a writing retreat for himself at the beach in Bali (tough life, right?). Every day there will be a short audio on his notes about what he’s learned, what worked and what was frustrating.

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Bonus: Dave get coached by Amir Karkouti on his Writing Retreat

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In this special episode, Dave is preparing for a week long writing retreat and talks with his friend and writing coach Amir Karkouti (from episode 003). We talk about not going in with any expectations, and how insights can come in any state of mind. This was a great conversation and I’m excited to share it, and my process with everyone.

Episode 003 with Amir Karkouti

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Ep.22 Ecstatic Writing and the Perfect Bali Writing Nest w/ Margot Anand

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How would you like to experience ecstatic writing? What if writing were as connected and wonderful as love making? Margot Anand joins the show to talk about her writing process, what it was like being under the wing of a big publisher and what it’s like now being on her own. We talk about her writing nest in Bali and why (in my opinion) it’s a writer’s heaven.

Margot’s website
The Art of Sexual Ecstasy by Margot Anand
The Art of Every Day Ecstasy by Margot Anand
Naked Lunch by William Burroughs

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Ep.21 Poetry in the Bard Tradition, Embodied Performance, and Writing What Wants to be Written w/ Brooking Caldwell and Henry Jack

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“The beginning of art is when you resist the mold”. Welcome to the wonderful world of poetry in the bard tradition! This is a fascinating look at how two poets, Brooking Caldwell and Henry Jack, create and perform poetry. We talk about un-commodifying yourself as a writer, how they write what scares them and what writers and poets have inspired their writing.

The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram
Brooking’s Website
Henry Jack on Pinterest
Henry Jack on Soundcloud

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Ep.20 Living Your Dance and the Power of Journaling w/ Molly King

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I’m so in love with journaling after this episode! Molly is an inspiring writer, coach and dancer, she talks about writing her first book, how she left the “perfect” life to pursue her passions and her life long love affair with journaling and how it inspires her book writing and her life.

Molly’s Website
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Canson Sketchbooks
Don’t Settle by Molly King
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk on Creativity

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Ep.19 Blogging, Letting Go of Expectations and Enjoying The Process w/ Caroline Southwell

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What happens to us after we write something that others consider successful? How do we return to that magical space where what got written came from? Caroline Southwell joins the show to talk about her daily routines, highs and lows and books she loves.

Caroline’s Blog & Website
4 Keys to Responding Instead of Reacting by Caroline Southwell (on Elephant Journal)
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Magician’s Way by William Whitecloud
Episode 17 with Monique Darling

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Ep.18 Songwriting, Being a Word Nerd and Why John Mayer Is Brilliant w/ Laura Marie

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This episode is all about the art of writing songs. Laura Marie has written a song a week for the last three years and has many stories to tell about what worked, what fell short and how she’s still writing and loving it. We talk about why John Mayer is brilliant, how she became a word nerd and what that means to her.

Eric Hutchinson Ok Is Alright With Me (Lyrics Video)
The Sun and the Moon by Laura Marie
Last of the Ones (song from intro) by Laura Marie
Laura’s website
Episode 010 with Songwriter Aly Tadros

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Ep.17 Courage, Social Media and the Art of Sharing Vulnerably w/ Monique Darling

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There is no one I know that has more courage when it comes to sharing vulnerably than Monique Darling. She has built an extremely loyal following on Facebook by continually being willing to face her fears and allow others to fully see her, in all her strengths and her weaknesses. She has just finished a book about a workshop she runs called Cuddle Party and we talk about what it takes to really share yourself, why cuddle party changed her life and what her process has been like writing her first book.

Monique’s website
Follow Monique on Facebook

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