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- Plume’s Monthly Accountability Group: Plume’s newest community-building addition, the Accountability Group, is designed for writers tackling large-scale writing projects. We meet to set goals, discuss strategies, offer encouragement, and help hold ourselves and each other accountable.
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Crystal K. Odelle
Our February featured writer is Maria DeBlassie, author of the newly-released book Everyday Enchantments. We are so excited to welcome Maria to the Plume family and to share her enchanting (okay, we had to!) work with you. Be sure to check out our Instagram post from January 5th to find out how you could win a signed copy of Maria’s book and some exciting upcoming editions of Plume! We’ll be doing a live drawing for the winners on 1/25 at noon. See our highlighted Instagram stories for the drawing countdown. We hope that you enjoy this interview with Maria!Plume: When did you know you were a writer? Maria DeBlassie: I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until I was in high school that I decided I wanted to be a Serious Writer. I wrote every morning before school for twenty minutes a day, and longer in the summer—a habit I continue to this day! I turned to blogging after finishing graduate school, and my first book was born out of my daily musings on the things that made me happy from my blog. Now, I continue to write daily, tend my blog, and work on new projects. It’s a huge part of my self-care practice.P: Where do you get your ideas?MD: I love everyday life, corny as it sounds. The magic of a Monday, the quiet bliss of an afternoon cup of tea, the illicit joy of reading late into the night…these are the simple pleasures that make life wonderful. It’s easy to overlook them, get swept up in our to-do lists, but when we pause and take in the beauty around us, we remember to be more than that to-do list. We glean wisdom in the whispering trees and the synchronous happenings that punctuate our day. We remember to dream. And that kind of ordinary joy is pure magic.P: Where do you write?MD: Anywhere and everywhere. I love writing at the kitchen table with a pot of tea and something cooking on the stove. I write on napkins and stray paper when I’m out and about. Sometimes I even write at my writing desk.P: Do you have any writing rituals?MD: I’ve learned that I need time to sink into the realm of the imagination. I need time in the kitchen or garden—or both—before I’m ready to delve into my stories. Other times … Read more
