We are at the end of our first work week in the new year. And maybe you feel glorious - like you achieved Herculean tasks and put yourself on the road to greatn... Read More...
Procrastination Required
When you’re lying on the couch, procrastinating, what are you thinking?... Is it anything like…?
Whoa! WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!
or
Wha... Read More...
No one's writing goes out into the world, untouched, unedited - except perhaps a text, or post, or at most, a blog. (this blog post is n ot professionally edit... Read More...
Happy Summer!
This weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and maybe a return to normalness? Normality? Normalcy? We should be able to host backyard BBQs, m... Read More...
There are two major complaints I hear from my writer clients - they don't finish anything. They can't keep writing when it seems easier to start something new. ... Read More...
What does every writer need? An audience and a deadline. There's nothing like true awareness of your reader to bring out your best writing. When you're writing ... Read More...
I hear it all the time. "I want to write." People say it as if it's not in their control whether or not they write. They even believe they don't get to decide i... Read More...
What might make you read this? Ideas that come to mind include an opportunity to:
win a Telsa
pitch your work to an interested agent
take a writing retre... Read More...
“Writing, at its best, is a lonely life.”
Ernest Hemingway
Writing is a solitary sport. But, many of the people I talk with lately cannot get any alon... Read More...
Resistance and procrastination are not just for writers! And even in a writer's life, these things crop up, obstruct, and delay all sorts of endeavors. For me, ... Read More...