Episode 220 Life's Poetry with Nicola Duffell

In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola’s in conversation with Nicola Duffell, a Life Mentor, Grief and Soul Activist, Poet, Writer and Author. Nicola’s book, ‘Life's Poetry: Meeting the beauty of life in times of sorrow’, is out now – “part memoir, part soulful exploration of the landscape of grief, part prose and part poetry”. In this Episode: Wanting to do things differently Pushing against the system a little bit When did Nicola realise there was a book in her? Our books send tendrils out that touch us in different ways at different times You can't write a book in isolation of life Did any particular fears or doubts come up for Nicola during the writing process? Grief is much wider than just losing the people we love Keep going and following the breadcrumbs Trust the process in every sense Telling your story is really important in whatever way that might be Writing, publishing and beyond Birthing a book in the unbound way is such a part of who you are How does Nicola feel now Life's Poetry is out in the world? What advice would Nicola give someone starting their book-writing journey? Trust those moments of inspiration Writing a book is such a good reflection of what it’s like to live and breathe