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 😉 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I remember the first time I considered the possibility of writing thousands of words a day. It was a thrilling thought to a lover of productivity like myself. It was amazing to think that that was even possible. But now, many, many writing sessions later, I know through personal experience that writing hundreds or even …
Do you dream of writing from a full creative well? Do you fantasize of sitting down at your desk, feeling light and happy, without the weight of a goal you feel you can’t reach on your back? Have you ever wondered why writing wasn’t fun anymore and why you couldn’t just enjoy yourself and relax …
