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Lauren Sapala

My New Book on Intuitive Writing Released Today!

My new book, Writing on the Intuitive Side of the Brain, just released today and I’m so excited about it!

I’ve been working on this book for a few years, and it’s based on my most popular classes and video courses about intuitive writing.

I wrote this book with INFJ and INFP writers specifically in mind. It’s got lots of good nuggets of information on:

Balancing masculine and feminine energy in your creative practice

Dealing with anxiety in the writing process

Archetype work with characters

Working with characters with trauma

Memoir writing as a healing process

Intuitive writing in nonfiction

…and more.

You can get Writing on the Intuitive Side of the Brain in ebook or print:

WRITING ON THE INTUITIVE SIDE OF THE BRAIN EBOOK

WRITING ON THE INTUITIVE SIDE OF THE BRAIN PAPERBACK

I hope this book is helpful to your intuitive writing practice!

Lauren Sapala is the author of The INFJ WriterThe INFJ Revolution, and the creator of Energy and Intuition for INFJs, an online course for INFJs on intuition, relationships, creativity, and more. She is also currently offering a free copy of her book Firefly Magic: Heart Powered Marketing for Highly Sensitive Writers to anyone who signs up for her newsletter. SIGN UP HERE to get your free copy.

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