While I love morning pages and will continue to do them forever, I found an additional daily practice that has really done wonders for me.
J.R. Warden
Fantasy Writer and Digital Nomad. Publishing thoughtful essays without the distractions of social media. Calling you from labor to refreshment.
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Dear Traveler, The moon has shifted, and so has the path. For a while, this space followed the lunar calendar—whispers in the waning, missives under the full light. It was a good rhythm, but it began to feel like another schedule to keep rather than the free, organic flow
It's been some time since I've provided an update on my fiction. Considering winter is the season for pulling inward and reflecting, it seemed timely to share with you today. My current WIP is over the halfway point. The writing has been slow, but meaningful. Changes
I remember looking over Cathedral Ledge in NH fondly. I felt the cold snip of October wind as the mountains unfolded below in a blaze of crimson and gold...
The landscape outside, the buildings, the forests and abandoned dog track—everything communicates meaning, story, warning, an invitation.
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TCoLaS - An Epic Fantasy Novel
May 29, 2026
Status * Current Status: First Draft * Genre: Epic Fantasy / Dark Fantasy * Expected Length: 200k words Short Blurb / Premise * To be updated... About the Project * A passion project of mine that started gathering notes in 2018 while I worked on another trilogy. * My first attempt at a big traditional fantasy world and