Writing | adriana rambay fernández

Movement to unlock creativity

When I close my eyes and settle into savasana at the end of a yoga class, the final relaxation pose, I am often flooded with scenes from future stories. In this state of total relaxation, creativity blossoms, characters manifest, and ideas multiply. To explore this state of creative inspiration with fellow writers, I am leading a series of Yoga & Writing classes for Jersey City Writers beginning on February 22, 2015 at Yoga in the Heights from 12:30 p.m. to […]

Categories: Events, Fiction, Jersey City, Meditation, Poetry, Writing, Yoga • Tags: Craft, Creativity, Events, expressive writing, Writing, Yoga

Celebrating a growing community of writers

*** by Adriana

When you stumble upon fellow scribes who share a similar passion and joy for writing, hold on fast. Don’t let go of opportunities to connect and get out of your cave to practice, share, and collaborate. In the past few years Jersey City Writers (JCW) has provided ongoing support to local writers through regular workshops, marathons, and special events. It is wonderful to be a member of a community that keeps me writing. Take a moment to read some of JCW’s […]

Categories: Jersey City, Writing • Tags: Connections, Craft, Creativity, Discipline, Events, Fiction, Jersey City Writers, Writing

On habits of highly productive writers

*** by Adriana

Napping was not on a recent list of habits of highly productive writers featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education but I think it should be. Napping is a practice in letting go of any judgment about doing nothing. When you sit down at your desk and stare at a blank screen you are sitting down at your desk and staring at a blank screen—not doing much. But that’s okay. In that space, the mind rests and reboots, if you […]

Categories: Writing • Tags: Creativity, Inspiration, Stillness, Writing

Allow space to create

*** by Adriana

I noticed the cow standing guard at a clearing in the woods. He had wandered into the forest and watched as we trekked to an area of moss-covered rocks. It was sometime after 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning. I had led a group on a hike during a recent Jersey City Writers rustic retreat in Mount Vernon, New Jersey. About 11 of us were staying in a farmhouse for a weekend writing immersion. Could we be as diligent and […]

Categories: Jersey City, Travel, Writing • Tags: Creativity, Hiking, Inspiration, Jersey City Writers, Mount Vernon, nature, New Jersey, Retreat, Travel, Writing

Chasing the sunrise

*** by Adriana

You can always return to chasing the sunrise until you get back to your normal or figure out what a normal writing routine looks like for you. What matters is returning to the practice day after day.

Categories: Jersey City, Meditation, Writing • Tags: Craft, Creativity, Discipline, Practice, Sunrise, Writing

Yoga and writing: ignite your creative fire

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I look forward to guiding a workshop this weekend, “Yoga and Writing: Ignite Your Creative Fire,” which is being held in collaboration with Jersey City Writers. The workshop brings together my two favorite worlds. It will offer writers a chance to step away from the keyboard and take an extended break to unblock stagnant energy through gentle movement. It will also help get their creative juices flowing through basic yoga postures, breathing exercises, and meditation. Finally, I’m going to teach […]

Categories: Events, Jersey City, Writing, Yoga • Tags: Creativity, Events, Inspiration, Jersey City, Jersey City Writers, Writing, Yoga

Writing from the sky

*** by Adriana

Take to the sky on a helicopter ride for some writing inspiration. When I did a few months ago, I experienced awe and excitement at incredible heights. My mind’s eye took in the expansiveness of the New York City area as the helicopter made its way up the Hudson River. I took the excursion on a beautiful, sunny day when the views were crisp and clear. Tall buildings multiplied into small squares, trees resembled bushes, and the Statue of Liberty […]

Categories: Jersey City, Travel, Writing • Tags: Creativity, Helicopter, Inspiration, Jersey City, Urban landscape, Writing

Capturing loss and uncertainty

*** by Adriana

Through words, film, and artwork, the play “Dissecting Lily,” captures the sense of loss and uncertainty that invades a community after a teenage suicide. A fellow classmate—somewhat obsessed with her—interviews friends and family in an effort to make a tribute video. Along the way, details begin to unfold, and the scenes begin to unlock the mystery behind her death. Footage of Lily during and in between the scenes reveals more pieces of the puzzle including a surprise turn at the […]

Categories: Jersey City, Performance, Writing • Tags: Collaboration, Dissecting Lily, Jersey City, Jersey City Writers, Performance, Play, StageFEST, Suicide, Theater, Writing

On love, days later

*** by Adriana

What happens when you peel back the layers of long-lasting love? What do you find when you step outside of the experience of love and examine it from a distance? What does it look like from the sky? When I read Pablo Neruda’s “100 Love Sonnets: Cien sonetos de amor,” I get the feeling that he traveled to the depths of his soul and to the ends of space as he explored his feelings on love writing to his muse, […]

Categories: Poetry, Reading, Writing • Tags: Cien sonetos de amor, Inspiration, Love, Pablo Neruda, Poetry, Sonnets, Writing

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Tag: Writing

Movement to unlock creativity

Celebrating a growing community of writers

On habits of highly productive writers

Allow space to create

Chasing the sunrise

Yoga and writing: ignite your creative fire

Writing from the sky

Capturing loss and uncertainty

On love, days later