FearlessINK
by Archuleta A. Chisolm
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Clarity Is Kindness: Editing for Strength, Not Perfection
Clarity Is Kindness: Editing for Strength, Not Perfection
About this podcast
The FearlessINK podcast is a place for all writers where we explore the creative process and uncover tips to help you find inspiration and productivity in every day life.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 50 episodes
- Clarity Is Kindness: Editing for Strength, Not Perfection · 8 min · Season 5 Episode 26In this second episode of the May mini-masterclass series, we explore editing as a tool for clarity—not criticism. Learn how to strengthen your drafts, identify common writing…
- Start Where It’s Messy — Drafting Without Permission · 9 min · Season 5 Episode 125In the first episode of the May mini-masterclass series, We're breaking down the drafting process and why most writers struggle to begin. Learn how to separate drafting from…
- The Personal Is the Poem · 7 min · Season 5 Episode 123In this third episode of the National Poetry Month series, we explore how personal storytelling becomes cultural power through poetry. Inspired by poets like Audre Lorde and…
- The Poet as Witness: Writing Through the Movement · 15 min · Season 5 Episode 122In this second episode of the National Poetry Month series, we explore the role of Black poets as witnesses to social and political transformation. From the Civil Rights Movement…
- When Poetry Told the Truth First · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 121In this opening episode of the National Poetry Month series, We' explore how poetry has historically been one of the first spaces where truth is expressed—especially for Black…
- Ownership: Who Profits From Your Voice? · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 119This episode examines creative ownership and the economic realities behind writing and creative labor. From underpricing to intellectual credit, We explore how writers can begin…
- The Labor of Being Palatable · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 118In this Women’s History Month episode, we explore the invisible labor many women writers perform to make their voices acceptable. From tone-policing to respectability politics…
- Permission Was Never the Point · 12 min · Season 5 Episode 117In the first episode of Women’s History Month, we're challenging the idea that women creatives need permission before they begin. Through reflection and cultural context, this…
- Still Writing: Choosing the Page as an Act of Care · 8 min · Season 5 Episode 116In the final episode of the Black History Month series, we reframe persistence as care. This episode explores writing as refuge, integrity as success, and imagination as…
- The Risk of Telling It Anyway · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 115In this third installment of the Black History Month series, we're exploring what bravery really looks like for writers today. From subtle professional consequences to internal…
- Muted, Marketed, or Missing: Where the Writer’s Voice Gets Lost · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 114In this second installment of the Black History Month series, we examine how modern media systems shape which Black voices are amplified—and which are adjusted, softened, or…
- Inheritance: The Pen We Were Handed · 15 min · Season 5 Episode 113In the first episode of the February Black History Month series, we honestly examine legacy beyond reverence—naming both the brilliance and the burden Black writers have…
- Write Like You're Serious This Year · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 112In the final episode of the January Creative Reset, we're replacing motivation with discipline — and perfection with sustainable practice. Learn how to build a writing rhythm…
- Your Voice Is the Brand (Even If You Don’t Want One) · 13 min · Season 5 Episode 111In this third episode of the January Creative Reset, we're seeing our voice not as an abstract concept — but as the heart of our brand and creative identity. Learn how to name…
- Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Build the Work Anyway · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 110In this second episode of the January Creative Reset, we're inviting writers to release the need for external validation and focus on consistent output instead. Learn how…
- You're Not Stuck, You're Undecided · 10 min · Season 5 Episode 109In the first episode of the January Creative Reset series, I am inviting writers to reframe creative paralysis and name the real issue: indecision. This episode helps creatives…
- Before the Vision: Getting Clear on What You Want · 15 min · Season 5 Episode 108In this episode of FearlessINK, we discuss the grounding work that must happen before setting goals or building a vision for the new year. Learn how to redefine yourself, release…
- The Power of Creative Rest · 16 min · Season 5 Episode 107Episode 107: The Power of Creative Rest In this episode, we unpack what it means to rest as a creative, and how slowing down can reignite imagination, purpose, and peace. Learn…
- Gratitude as a Creative Practice · 14 min · Season 5 Episode 106In this week's episode, we're exploring how gratitude can ground, expand, and restore your creative life. We'll discuss three practical ways to make thankfulness part of your…
- Bold Moves in Writing: My Journey, My Lessons · 16 min · Season 5 Episode 105In this heartfelt episode, I share the defining moments that shaped my writing career — from the first “yes” to the scariest pivots. Learn how to recognize your own creative…
