Details
Thursday, June 18, 2020
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Via Zoom, see below for details.
After her second novel went out of print, Camille DeAngelis found herself souring in a mix of corrosive emotions—until she realized the problem wasn’t her publisher’s lack of support, but her own mindset. The result was Life Without Envy: Ego Management for Creative People, a practical guide to dealing with feelings of jealousy, frustration, and inadequacy to create a happy life regardless of how your writing career is (or isn’t) going.
In this session, Camille will share the sequence of epiphanies that inspired the book (the earliest of which occurred at the Mount Laurel Library!), offering candid and actionable advice on:
—defining success on your own terms (quitting the comparison game once and for all)
—building the sense of self worth and resilience you need to carry on in the face of rejection and other setbacks
—shifting your focus from “proving yourself” to making a contribution
—and taking more pleasure out of your writing practice.
We’ll complete two quick writing exercises designed to spark powerful paradigm shifts in the way we see ourselves and our creative potential, with a Q&A round to follow. Come prepared with a pen & paper, if you’re old school.
Camille is also giving away two copies of her most recent books, Moon Ireland (3rd edition) and A Bright Clean Mind: Veganism for Creative Transformation.
**** In preparation to the presentation, Camille would love some responses to the following questions. Please respond in the comments section by 5 PM 6/17) ****
—What’s the warmest, most encouraging thing anyone has ever said to you about your writing (or your creative ability in general)?
—What aspect of your writing practice brings you the greatest sense of fulfillment?
Primary Article Text by Sharyn Konyak – Event Hosted by Sharyn Konyak
Find Camille and her books at the following links:
Bookshop links:
https://bookshop.org/a/5155/9781250099341
(affiliate link)
https://bookshop.org/books/life-without-envy-ego-management-for-creative-people/9781250099341
Website/course links:
http://www.cometparty.com/nonfiction/life-without-envy/
http://www.cometparty.com/learn-with-me/
https://cometparty.teachable.com/p/provisional-confidence/
In these times shelter-in-place and social distancing, SJWG is offering its presentations online, via Zoom. To register and attend you need to be a member of the South Jersey Writers’ Group on Meetup, but a trial membership is easy, and will allow you to participate in all of our activities for 60 days. So if you haven’t joined yet, please do attend our meetups to get a sense of what we do as a group. Members, please, go HERE to register for this event and get Zoom details. Or go HERE to become a new member, then follow links on Meetup to find and register for any of our many EVENTS.
