{"id":1810,"date":"2011-01-14T03:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2011-01-14T01:49:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T07:49:13","slug":"writer-as-hermit-the-archetype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/14\/writer-as-hermit-the-archetype\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer as Hermit: The Archetype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Picture-32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1811\" title=\"The Hermit, Major Arcana\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Picture-32.png\" alt=\"The Hermit, Major Arcana\" width=\"182\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Picture-32.png 182w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Picture-32-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a>I don&#8217;t have much to say right now.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m feeling like the Hermit.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Walking into a dark cave.<br \/>\nGuided only by the light of my heart, mind and soul.<br \/>\nSearching for answers only I can find alone.<br \/>\nAlone but not lonely.<br \/>\nAccompanied by my fears and hopes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And I will return to the light, to the community, bearing and sharing the gifts from my search, my quest, my inner adventure.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>What writer archetype are you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>PS. If you&#8217;d like to go on your own Writer&#8217;s Adventure, check out my free report on the 12 stages of the <a title=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/writersadventureguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Writer&#8217;s Adventure<\/strong><\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t have much to say right now. I&#8217;m feeling like the Hermit. Walking into a dark cave. Guided only by the light of my heart, mind and soul. 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