The J Lounge Interviews
Thank you Symone Jackson
A big thank you and shout out to Symone Jackson for having me on The J Lounge Interviews Podcast. This conversation was a pleasure and was an excellent opportunity to share my work, ambitions and experiences as a writer, poet, storyteller, author and artist. I hope you enjoy the podcast and feel free to like, share and sunscribe.
About the Creator
Nathaniel Terrell
Award Winning Author, Accomplished Poet & Storyteller All Praise, Glory And Honor To God
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My Process
The protracted, almost ritualistic rhythm of my writing—hours spent wrestling with each sentence, revisiting paragraphs, and constantly rearranging ideas—has become a crucible for my thought, reshaping it in ways that are both subtle and profound: as I linger over a single metaphor, the mind is forced to unpack layers of meaning it would otherwise skim, prompting connections between seemingly unrelated concepts; the inevitable pauses between drafts act like mental respirations, allowing subconscious insights to surface and then be interrogated with fresh, analytical eyes; the iterative cycle of drafting, erasing, and refining compels me to articulate not only what I know, but why I know it, exposing hidden assumptions and inviting me to renegotiate them; consequently, the very act of writing becomes a form of sustained meditation, where each painstaking turn of phrase sharpens focus, expands the horizon of curiosity, and cultivates a disciplined patience that permeates every subsequent line of reasoning, ultimately turning the long process of writing into a powerful engine that drives deeper, more nuanced, and increasingly self‑aware thinking.
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