The grand trine of yesterday continues to bless your writing this morning. By the afternoon, Mars has moved into the intense sign of Scorpio adding a depth of emotion to your work. Tonight you are torn between being wild and original, or trying to please everyone. You could be torn between writing what you love, or writing what is socially acceptable. Neptune favours writing what you love. With the New Moon in Leo, be bold!

Writers of children’s literature will have a field day today! With Moon, Venus and Mercury in Cancer any writing that involves nurturing others will be strong. Writing projects such as cookbooks or self-help books will also go well today. Sun conjunct Jupiter in Leo gives a wonderful dramatic flair to your writing today. This evening practical issues arise, but you’ll be able to address them easily.

A nice grand trine between Mercury, Chiron and Saturn gives you confidence that your writing project is on track. Besides a few doubts about being too unusual or quirky, you know your writing is strong. Sun and Jupiter in Leo gives dramatic fire to your writing. You are able to ignore the doubts and forge ahead with confidence.

Frustrations from yesterday remain, but you see how they can serve your writing today. The depth of feeling you captured yesterday has given your writing more impact. You get a real feeling of peace as you see where recent frustrations served to make your writing better. Now you know that any problems in the outside world can make your writing stronger. That kind of peace is priceless!

The world interferes with your writing today. It could get very frustrating. Channel that frustration by writing that volatile emotional scene. With a Uranus, Moon, Saturn yod, it may not be the most comfortable writing day. Let any difficult emotions serve your writing today. Capture the feelings by writing them down. Even short, emotional notes can serve your work later if you capture them today.

Moon enters Gemini, sign of communication today. Your heart is in your writing. Watch for being overly dramatic this morning with Moon trine Jupiter in Leo. This evening, any writing concerning family or ancestry is highlighted. There may be a conflict between your feelings and your ideas. Go with the heart over the mind this evening. You can always edit later.

There is a conflict between the plot you outlined, and what your characters want to do. That conflict will be resolved by the afternoon. By evening, new issues arise between your vision of the work and the reality of it. Don’t let your emotions rule your writing today. Be practical. Work out the details with brutal honesty. You may have to edit out a scene you really loved in order to save the story.

Whether you’re writing cookbooks or love scenes, it’s all about the sensual details today. Moon in Taurus sextiles Venus in Cancer. Write the touchy-feelys today. Write about the senses. Write about the tastes, the smells, the sounds, the sights, and that tingly feeling at the back of your neck when you know someone’s watching you. Sun square Mars has been putting you on edge this week. Write about how that feels physically!