encouraging young writers to create fearlessly
encouraging young writers to create fearlessly
Someone recently asked me on Threads, “why do you use a timer?” In this post I want to answer that question and explain why I think that, if you’re anything like me and you love productivity, you should definitely use a timer when you write. (btw, my timer is set as I write this 
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It can feel like such a lonely thing, getting behind on your to-do list. Believe me, that’s how everyone feels too. It can seem like everyone else is making progress, staying consistent, and writing everyday, while you’re finding it hard to just fit in the bare minimum of tasks that keep you afloat in the …
A bad morning doesn’t necessarily mean a bad day. But a good morning can go a long way to making a good day. And if you’re struggling to find a morning routine that makes your morning “good”, what I call the “feel good element” may be what you’ve been looking for. We’ve all had it… …
Writers don’t always write. Amazing, isn’t it? The idea of writing is usually easier thought about than done. There are so many things can hold a writer back. Fear, doubt, a million “what if”s. Don’t feel bad. It happens to all of us. No writer is immune to it. But the difference between writers who …
Ever feel like something is after you as a writer? Well, you’re probably right. There is something after you, something that is trying its hardest to keep you from writing the beautiful words you were created to write. It’s called fear and one of the ways it tries to stop you is by making you …
“You’re not leaving any room for me!” That’s what the Holy Spirit suddenly said to me while I was praying with a friend a while ago. That little statement has changed my mindset about success. At that time, I was very focused on being consistent with habits that would bring me success. Things like journaling, …
I’m taking a break from blogging right now, so this is a re-post of a blog post from my old blog. 
I remember one evening last winter when I was alone in my sister and I’s room, just relaxing. I’m pretty sure I was either watching my favorite Youtube channel or journaling or both, …
My wonderful friend, Leah, and I are swapping posts today! This is her post and you can click here to read my post. Leah is so good at encouraging me and I knew she’ll encourage you too. Enjoy! Every story has a message in it—something that comes straight from the writer’s heart. Whether it’s a …
Writing’s faults and virtues, like a friend’s, are known most deeply by the person closest to it—the writer. And, like a friend, the writer was probably first drawn to writing because of its enjoyable parts and because of the joy they felt while being with it. But when Friend Writing started being difficult and evasive, …
You know how draining life is. And then we writers are audacious enough to think that we can fit one more thing into our schedules, and we pick writing at that, what William Zinsser said was, “one of the hardest things that people do”. Bless our hearts. We writers can sometimes feel exhausted at the …
