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 😉 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Credit for these quotes goes to Inc.com and Writer’s Digest and my own quote collection, most of which were shared a while ago by a young lady in the writing community I am a part of (thanks girl!) 🙂 “When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am …
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 …
In my last blog post I said that this year I was going to be taking action for the unimaginable. Not only am I doing that in my personal life, but I’m doing that with how I show up online. And I have a big goal. This year, I want to support you as much as possible in your writing journey. …
