Having thoughts and/or feelings? These November journal prompts can create some breathing room, and help you get the supportive neural well-being benefits of writing without the pressure of productivity. In case you’d like a place to start and a gentle nudge that might open up… Read More »We Love a Cozy Breakthrough! November Journal Prompts
Try these journal prompts daily for a week. Ten minutes a day is a great amount of time, but if you’re having fun just keep going. All seven journal prompts below use science-backed tactics to target a release of dopamine that helps your brain enjoy… Read More »7 Journal Prompts: A Week of Happiness on the Page
(3 min read.) Here’s some of my favorite creative writing advice from people I actually trust. Each of these folks have written books that won awards, sold like hotcakes, AND made me gasp, laugh, and/or cry. I love these quotes and I thought you might… Read More »Creative Writing Advice from 6 Genius Authors
When in doubt, journal it out. Get unstuck in a week with the prompts in my free journaling for writer’s block challenge. (PS. I’m a million-words-a-year author. That’s why I put this resource together. I’ve been stuck and I’ve been unstuck. Being unstuck is way… Read More »Free Journaling For Writer’s Block: Unstuck In One Week
(3 min read.) Here’s my quick pep talk to beat writer’s block. Would you still have writer’s block if you got paid a hundred dollars a word? Or could you FIND A WAY? Really think about it. If every word you put on the page… Read More »How to Beat Writer’s Block: Write Like You’re Getting Paid
(5 min read.) This big creative writing advice can help you write work that matters to strangers. It’s also part of why bad books sell so well. Have you read “Twilight” or “Fifty Shades?” How about “The DaVinci Code?” They didn’t tell good stories. But… Read More »Creative Writing Advice: Make Chances to Feel
(3 min read.) There’s as much creative writing advice on the internet as there is plastic in the polluted ocean. As a writing coach, I see this doing damage. I’m not against advice. On this blog alone I’ve got dozens of practical strategies, big and… Read More »Overwhelmed by Creative Writing Advice? (It’s a vibe.)
(4 min read.) Here’s my honest mantra for writer’s block. It’s factual, helpful, and based in neuroscience. I’m a trained deep work facilitator and award-winning author who writes a million words a year. Borrow this. Your Mantra for Writer’s Block Your mantra for writer’s block… Read More »Need a Mantra for Writer’s Block? (My Actual Solution)
(7 min read.) Forbidden writing tip: I edit as I write. It makes my writing better. Here’s how to edit a first draft WHILE you write it. I’ll also share quotes from a few famous folks who do it, and offer some good practical reasons… Read More »How to Edit a First Draft (Forbidden Writing Tips)
(3 min read.) During private writing coaching sessions, the question I ask my clients the most often isn’t exactly about writing craft, motivation, habit, style, structure, or anything else complicated. The question is very loving and kind out loud, but in print it seems sort… Read More »My Private Writing Coaching Question that Makes People Cry?
(5 min read) If you’re a perfectionist writer, I want to tell you right now that it doesn’t have to f*ckin’ matter. You can keep all your perfectionist tendencies and still be productive, make work that’s beloved, and (like me) even have a professional writing… Read More »Practical Tips for the Perfectionist Writer (I really live this way.)
(3 min read.) If you can read this, it might be time. (I’ll take this post down once we’ve succeeded.) It’s our job to save the world. By writing. And I don’t mean some touchy-feely “creativity helps us save ourselves” hand-knit pottery crap, I mean… Read More »Ooops, It’s Time To Save the World by Writing?