The Story Temple
High Priestess Lakeisha, Empress TheadoraYou were taught to write for their approval. To shrink the story. To make it palatable. The Story Temple exists to undo that. This is a spiritual writing sanctuary for Black writers. Write from the wound, the spirit and the self.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 96 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 15 days ago |
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Why the Morning Ritual Matters More Than the Morning Pages
On writing as ceremony, and what gets lost when we confuse productivity with preparation
It’s 5:47 a.m.
What the Cards See That the Edit Can’t
She came to the session with her manuscript open.
The way you carry something you’ve been holding for a long time. Three years of work. Three years of drafts, of revision, of knowing something was wrong and not being able to articulate it...
Your Writer’s Block Ain’t a Discipline Problem
Close your eyes, and allow your mind’s eye to see the following…
She opens the document on her laptop.
Not for the first time this week. The third time. Maybe the fourth. She knows where she left off. It’s the scene she’s been circling f...
Write From the Wound has a home
The Story Temple lives here, on Substack. That’s not changing any time soon. But if you know anything about temples, you’ll know every temple has an inner room. A place where the deeper work happens. Where the offerings are held.
Write Fro...
The Writer Who Lost the Way
She sent me a manuscript last fall that was basically flawless.
I mean that thing was pristine. Clean prose, consistent point of view, well-paced scenes that moved the reader along. It was the kind of writing that would get high marks in...
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I help Black writers go all the way into the story they’re already trying to tell, without the white gaze deciding how far is far enough. \ud80c\udc80✧⟡
Who are you when prayer is met with silence? Austin TX Based Certified Astrologer • Tarot Reader • Sound Healer \ud83d\udc9b\ud83c\udf3b
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