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Bonnie Radcliffe's avatar

One of my favourites so far!

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thank you for reading, Bonnie! ❤️

Janelle Hardacre's avatar

JOY! ✨

Laura's avatar

Loved this interview! This part especially really spoke to me "creativity has grown in small spaces, like flowers in cracks of the footpath" 🌸 here's to creativity blooming wherever it may!

Holly Ringland's avatar

Hello Laura! Thank you so much for reading. Love those little flowers in the concrete cracks. Thinking about them a lot as I write my first issue of TJR after finishing the novel! Here’s to us blooming wherever we may. ❤️‍🔥🌸

Laura's avatar

Super excited to hear about the new novel! Congrats on finishing writing 🌸

Jay Jordens's avatar

Such a beautiful read. Thank you Molly, and Phoebe for bringing it to us. It took me until my 40s to finally write about the greatest fears, so i cried when I read your words. I’m glad i found the courage, and my readers being family and friends meant all the reviews were great! Go well good people!

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thanks so much for reading, Jay, I’m glad you found the courage too. Write on ✍️🔥

Zoe Dunkley's avatar

JOY!! Great interview. Love the reminder to put our phones down in the moments between... "Boredom. Remember that? Before phones? Practicing daydreaming in bored moments has become a kind of garden nursery for my creativity."

Holly Ringland's avatar

Here’s to us being bored INTO our brains, Zoe ❤️ Thanks so much for reading.

Phoebe Morgan's avatar

Thanks for reading Zoe. It's a lovely quote!

Fiona Bannatyne's avatar

Joy! This really resonates: I didn’t yet know how to stand inside that kind of generous response and feel any sense of ease there.

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thanks for reading, Fiona. It honestly took me over five years of living with that feeling to find any words for it. It’s meaningful to know it resonated with you ❤️

Phoebe Morgan's avatar

Thank you for reading Fiona. So glad it resonated with you x

JanineHarriswriter's avatar

Joy! Great article, thank you Phoebe

Phoebe Morgan's avatar

Thank you Janine! x

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thanks for reading, Janine!

JanineHarriswriter's avatar

I love hear your writing journey - always inspiring

Cathy Powell's avatar

Joy :)

Phoebe Morgan's avatar

Hi Cathy, you’ve been selected as a winner of Holly’s book - please can you DM me your address and we will arrange for this to be sent out? Thanks! Phoebe x

Cathy Powell's avatar

Hi Phoebe, thank you. I will do. That’s so exciting 😊 xx

Kelly Mayfield's avatar

Joy

Waving From A Distance's avatar

JOY!

Lisa Fransson's avatar

Thank you for this. I love the idea of letting our creativity be small, of tending to it until it breaks the rocks of the mountain. 🤓

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thanks so much for reading, Lisa. I love that too.

Ayesha Farhat's avatar

joy :)

Carlie Lee's avatar

JOY!! What a great word to get to shout, on a Monday afternoon.

And thank you, both, I never get tired of reading about other writers...Holly, you're inspiring!

Phoebe Morgan's avatar

Isn't she! Shouting it with you too!

Holly Ringland's avatar

Carlie! Shouting it with you! Thanks reading, leaving such a warming comment, and inspiring me!

Jessica Merry's avatar

Thank you for this interview - honestly, it brought more than one tear to my eye. It's really bolstering to have that validation that creativity fits where it has to and can still lead to great things - or it can if you're as talented as Holly Ringland!

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thanks so much for reading, Jessica. And for sharing so open-heartedly how it resonated with you. What a lovely comment. I hope creativity leads you closer to all the things you yearn for.

Jason Ward's avatar

That is a truly inspirational article. Thank you.

Phoebe Morgan's avatar

Thank you for reading and engaging, Jason!

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thanks for reading, Jason.

R Wright's avatar

Joy! This was such a great perspective and reminder. Thank you.

Holly Ringland's avatar

Thank you for reading!