Dear Overwhelmed Writer, I see the coffee you’re drinking just to make it through your day, a day that’s filled with more chores, bills, never-ending-landry, and work than you know what to do with. I see you give all you have just to make it to your too-late bedtime. And I know you feel tired […]
Wellness for writers, self-care, grace, sustainable living… no matter what we call it, the truth is that it’s important for us to find ways to be healthy both body and soul. Wellness can be especially tricky for writers at times since we’re often isolated, dealing with criticism both from ourselves and others, and overall engaging […]
Today I am super excited and honored to be guest posting over at Fiction University! Fiction University is a blog hosted by Janice Hardy that is chock filled with information, great advice, and a million resources for writers. In my post 5 Tips on Writing with Small Children, I’m sharing some writing mindset and time […]
It’s a fresh year my friends! That means new calendars and new chances. Did you set any New Year’s resolutions? I’m a huge sucker for goals- I love setting them, I love talking about them, I get way too excited and scare people away by asking them too many questions about their Goals and Dreams […]
As writers, we want to have writing habits that consistently produce results. We want all our days to be good days. (I mean, who wouldn’t??) However, life rarely is quite that orderly. Much like the changing weather here in New England, our lives are constantly changing. We have seasons of our lives that are marked with […]
Writers need encouragement. Creating stories, revising endlessly, balancing projects- writing can be a lot of work! And for most of us our writing is a side job, our personal time, a fun hobby in addition to life’s general craziness. Writing can be exhausting, discouraging, and sometimes thankless work where we’re not sure if what we’re […]
People may argue over whether “writer’s block” is a real thing, but there is no denying that writing can be hard work. While being a writer is often glamorized, glorified, and sought after, writing can also be a challenging, messy, and downright miserable business. As Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith is credited with saying, “You simply […]
What does it take to be a writer? A writer must complete many different types of projects in order to complete their work. There’s outlining, drafting, revising, just to name a few big ones! Writers need to be able to do it all. So we writers learn to brainstorm. We learn to use writing programs […]