How Intuition Can Enhance Your Writing
How Intuition Can Enhance Your Writing
By Arielle Ford
Julia McCutchen is the Founder & Creative Director of the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW). She teaches a holistic approach to writing for publication and I am excited she has agreed to share her knowledge for deepening the impact of our writing.
Arielle: You place a great deal of emphasis on writers learning how to access their intuition. Can you tell us why you feel it is so important and how you define what intuition is?
Julia: Intuition can be your most powerful ally when it comes to writing your book and taking your message out to the marketplace successfully and with soul. But many writers have yet to understand the full potential intuition has to offer.
I would say that intuition is an important gateway to conscious creativity as it works at a level beyond the everyday mind. The hallmark of intuition is immediate and direct knowledge without the conscious use of reasoning. Rising above thought but using the mind as a vehicle, intuition is a distinct sense of Knowing.
Most writers will have experienced intuition already even though they may not have been consciously aware that it was guiding them.
For example, think of a time when you had a strong hunch, a gut feeling that you couldn’t quite explain but which just felt “right”. You may have had an “aha” moment or simply known somehow that you were on the right track.
When it comes to writing, intuition plays a leading role in capturing and communicating your most original and inspired ideas. Intuitive writing will always deliver deeper, richer and more meaningful insights and stories than your rational mind can create.
