Aligning Your Craft with Your Cycle

Writing in Rhythm with the Body

Every mile is two in Winter. —Maisie Hill

Photo by Celso Oliveira

In a world that pushes consistency and productivity, it’s easy to forget that we are not 9-5 machines. And thank God for that, because machines, while they also operate on rhythm, go until they burnout and are ultimately destroyed. We, however, have the option to align ourselves to a cycle of continual renewal.

If you do not have a menstrual cycle, here is a companion piece I’ve written for you.

Creating With Your Natural Rhythm

For writers who menstruate, the hormonal cycle presents an obvious influence that we can point to and maximize synergy. An opportunity not to push through but to flow with our natural rhythm.