24. Surrendering to the Creative Mystery with Sylvia V. Linsteadt
Sylvia V. Linsteadt is a novelist, poet, and student of ancient history. She is the author of the short story collection Our Lady of the Dark Country, two novels for young readers, The Wild Folk and The Wild Folk Rising, and the folktale cycle Tatterdemalion with painter Rima Staines. Her works of nonfiction include The Wonderments of the East Bay, and Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently working on a novel set in pre-historic Crete, and has a collection of short stories and poems called The Venus Year forthcoming this December.
Sylvia is one of my favorite writers of all time and this conversation is truly one of the great gifts of my life.
In this episode, we discuss:
Sylvia’s process for approaching creativity and her creative practice as ritual
Sylvia’s experience with surrendering to her creative voice
How Sylvia receives inspiration for her writing and how she moves through creative blocks
How Sylvia carries out her incredibly extensive research process, how this process brings Sylvia great joy but can also be a distraction from and roadblock to her writing
Sylvia’s experience with listening to her body’s sensations to find guidance and trust within
Sylvia also shares a super exciting announcement for the first time publicly in this conversation about new writing she is releasing this winter!
Find Sylvia and her work:
website sylviavictorlinsteadt.com
Substack The Pollen Basket
Instagram @sylivavlinsteadt
Connect with me on my website waverlydavis.com and on Instagram @heywaverlydavis
