Empathy is the Key to Great stories.
—Ami Vitale

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dear writer

My name is Mary Bergida DeLuca.

I am a Holistic Writing Coach, Educator, & Intuitive Author.

If you long to write from a place of mindfulness and empathy . . .

If you notice how all aspects of your life affect what shows up on the page . . .

If you believe storytelling can be an act of healing for yourself and others . . .

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The Highly Sensitive Writer's Compass: 4 Coordinates to Guide Your Energy

Mary Bergida DeLuca

4 min

The Highly Sensitive Writer's Compass: 4 Coordinates to Guide Your Energy

As Highly Sensitive People (HSP) we most often need to focus on "writing wisely”— rather than straining or doing "whatever it takes” to...

Presence and Entering Your Writing Rhythm

Mary Bergida DeLuca

3 min

Presence and Entering Your Writing Rhythm

The final months of the year offered me a secret. A new approach to writing. Over the previous 7 months I had finally reached some sort...

Memory, Play, and the Salvation of Absurd Solutions

Mary Bergida DeLuca

4 min

Memory, Play, and the Salvation of Absurd Solutions

As a child, I had a knack for remembering obscure or even inappropriate moments. At age four, I recall asking my mom to explain a...

Mary Bergida DeLuca

6 min

Your Writing Relationship

Our writing needs nurturing and investment. It needs us to speak its love language. “What are you thinking about?” asked Luciano, while...

12 Mini-Artist Dates: Julia Cameron meets Marie Kondo

Mary Bergida DeLuca

3 min

12 Mini-Artist Dates: Julia Cameron meets Marie Kondo

*Here are a few photographs that sparked joy in me when I saw them. March swarmed in with its own brand of madness that for me had little...

Mary Bergida DeLuca

5 min

What's Your Story Diet?

Lately, I've been thinking about the mental diet we consume as writers and creators. Considering literal, rather than metaphorical,...

The Power of Paper: See Your Writing Anew

Mary Bergida DeLuca

3 min

The Power of Paper: See Your Writing Anew

“Here we go again,” I think. Dan, from Tech, is in my office for the second time this week trying to connect my laptop to the English...

How Watching Netflix Got Me to Make My Bed: 3 Ways to Write from Non-Example

Mary Bergida DeLuca

4 min

How Watching Netflix Got Me to Make My Bed: 3 Ways to Write from Non-Example

“That’s disgusting!” we reacted with smug glee again and again while watching the reality series, Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords on...

Mary Bergida DeLuca

4 min

The Blank Page Syndrome

I am beginning to realize that a single good idea in a day is a breakthrough. I am learning that sometimes I can fill my hands with scenes,

Mary Bergida DeLuca

2 min

Writing and Rewards

I live for writing, and yet it is sometimes one of the most difficult things to get myself to actually do.

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Empathy is the Key to Great stories.
—Ami Vitale

Hello,

dear writer

My name is Mary Bergida DeLuca.

I am a Holistic Writing Coach, Educator, & Intuitive Author.

Thank you for Coming

MBD Blog

Want to Learn more? Leave your info and I’ll be in touch.

Empathy is the Key to Great stories. —Ami Vitale

Hello,

dear writer

My name is Mary Bergida DeLuca.

I am a Holistic Writing Coach, Educator, & Intuitive Author.

Thank you for Coming

MBD Blog

Want to Learn more? Leave your info and I’ll be in touch.

Empathy is the Key to Great stories.
—Ami Vitale