Tag: Healing through storytelling

  • Meaning is in the Hands of the Beholder

    Meaning is in the Hands of the Beholder

    There’s something transformative about art. As creators, we spend countless hours breathing life into our work, obsessing over details, and imagining how it will resonate with readers. But something magical happens when it leaves our hands and meets the world. It becomes something new—something more—because every reader brings their own experiences, emotions, and perspective to… Read more

  • Publishing a book is a journey—here’s mine.

    Publishing a book is a journey—here’s mine.

    For better or worse, here is what it was like to be me this last year creating Lionwood Manor. Let me begin by saying thank you to all the readers who have joined me on this journey and all the readers who have helped get the word out there. You can get Lionwood Manor (My… Read more

  • Writing Prompt Workshop!

    Writing Prompt Workshop!

    Want to be seen? Join my writing workshop. Send your piece to Leganray@yahoo.com with your work in the body of the email—no attachments will be opened. Here are the prompts: Write a scene capturing one of the following emotions. Keep it as brief as possible while making us feel it. Max word count: 1500. The… Read more

  • Literary Deflation

    Literary Deflation

    Did You Know? It’s recommended to use subheadings to make articles easier to read. Yet for some writers, the very idea feels like spoon-feeding an intelligent audience. It’s as though simplicity, designed to engage, has become a constraint on expression. Write to Your Reader’s Level? A common piece of advice in writing is to “write… Read more

  • Caging Ghosts and Freeing Souls: A Journey Through the Hippocampus

    Caging Ghosts and Freeing Souls: A Journey Through the Hippocampus

    I know I authored a novel about a haunted house, but for me, the ghosts are in my mind. There are some truly terrifying parts of my mind that grab me as I walk past. They began manifesting later in life after I felt like I should be in the most control of my mind… Read more