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"This book is a gem for writers at any level."

"This is powerful teaching..."

"A unique book about inspiring writers to think more creatively and to draw on nature to tap into their own creativity."

A seasonal journey to creative and joyful writing

In Earth Joy Writing, Cassie Premo Steele draws upon her life’s work as a teacher of writing, literature, and mindfulness to help writers foster a greater connection between the natural world and their own creativity.

Earth Joy Writing is a writer’s guide to reconnecting to the earth. In chapters divided by seasons and months of the year, this book will guide you through reflections, exercises, meditations, and journaling prompts—all designed to help you connect more deeply with yourself, others, and your natural surroundings.

Weaving together poetry, stories, and cultural wisdom, Earth Joy Writing invites us to consider our connection to the earth and offers hands-on exercises that will help us meaningfully reconnect with our creative selves and with the planet we all share.

"Earth Joy Writing is about finding joy when we align our creative practices with natural principles. It is about living in harmony with our deepest selves and the natural world. It is about committing to a mindfully creative life in collaboration with nature and, in the process, healing both ourselves and the earth.”
— Cassie Premo Steele

"Drawing on the intuitive and integrative connection between writing and nature, Earth Joy Writing guides the writer into a deep relationship with the world and the words that surround her. Filled with respect for the shifting seasons of the earth and our creative lives, and rich with exercises and insights, this book is a gem for writers at any level."

"The book takes its form from the cycle of the seasons, the cycle of the year...writers see how the natural world can shape practice...Premo Steele both mothers us and teaches us to mother ourselves."

"Earth Joy Writing is more than a book about creative writing. It is a book that will help readers become more creative writers and thinkers through the connections they develop or re-establish between themselves, their family, and nature...The book is about becoming more observant, less stressed, and more focused on connecting with nature, our natural selves, and those around us...this book will help us slow down."