Seasons in Writing

I was chatting with a couple of writer friends this month about the ebb and flow of seasons in our lives. And as my outside world shifts from summer to fall, I couldn’t help but think about the parallels between the changing seasons and the different phases of the writing process. Just as nature and life has its rhythm, so does our creativity. There’s a season for everything, and understanding where you are in your writing journey can bring a sense of peace and purpose. If the physical seasons were writing seasons, this is how I think they would go: