WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING

Learning more about what had been missing from previous creative projects and finding solace and purpose in writing.

Writing Life, WritingTera VannoyJanuary 16, 2026writing routine, writing life, writing inspiration, writing practice, creative life, writing process, seeking purposeComment

2025 WRITING LESSONS

Learning the process of writing through the enjoyment of reading.

Writing, Writing LifeTera VannoyJanuary 5, 2026writing lession, writing inspiration, writing life, writer, lessons in writing, learning while reading, life of a writerComment

OBSTACLES | PAULO COELHO

In the Introduction to The Alchemist, Coelho explains the four obstacles that prevent people from fulfilling their purpose.

Writing, Writing LifeTera VannoySeptember 22, 2025writing obstacles, writing routine, writing life, writing inspiration, writing practice, the alchemist, impossible dreams, personal legend, seeking purposeComment

MORNING PAGES PART I

Views on the practice of writing in the morning before reading The Artist Way.

Writing, Writing LifeTera VannoySeptember 5, 2025writing routine, writing inspiration, writing life, writing as a mom, writing journey, writer mom, morning pages, an artist way, writing process, writing practiceComment

HIDDEN WELL | UNTAPPED ENERGY

Journal entry about the struggle of creativity while balancing motherhood.

Writing, Writing LifeTera VannoyAugust 1, 2025creative energy, motherhood, writing life, writer mom, solitude, quiet timeComment

SUNLIGHT AND SHADOWS

A fascination with sunlight and shadows in photography with reflections on what makes someone good or bad and how we each care the best and the worst of ourselves. The question is which part of ourselves we lean into.

Writing, Writing LifeTera VannoyMay 7, 2025contrast photography, shadows, writing life, writing inspiration, writer evolution, sunlight photography, travel photographyComment

THE WEIGHT OF TWO WORLDS

The delicate balance of motherhood and creative endeavors.

Writing, Writing LifeTera VannoyJanuary 31, 2025motherhood, working mom, writer mom, creative mom, balancing two worlds, family life, the struggle of motherhoodComment

Photography

emphasizing connection and compassion towards nature and humanity.