(2 mins) Don’t give up. If you’re writing and you don’t love what’s on the page, don’t give up. (If you feel like you might, read this writing pep talk instead.) Keep going until you love what you’ve made. Writing is a process. Sometimes it… Read More »don’t give up (writing pep talk)
one-minute poem (quick writing prompt) (4 min read) I’ll take a few minutes to explain this quick writing prompt, but it takes less than a minute to do. The speed and precision make this a fast warmup for a group (a favorite icebreaker for classes… Read More »one-minute poem (quick writing prompt)
Sometimes you want to get to the root causes of procrastination (anxiety, trauma, ADHD, hexed at birth by a local demon who your great-grandmother annoyed under a full moon) but sometimes you just wanna get the f*ck to work. There’s More than One Way to… Read More »55 Ways to Stop Procrastination (and Write it Now)
(4 min read) Do you write every day? I don’t write every day, and I’m a million-words-a-year author. Writing every day is fine if that’s your kink. I don’t make myself write every day because I’m not a fascist. I like my freedom. If you… Read More »don’t write every day
quick procrastination fix: do a birthday gift (4 min read.) I came up with this quick procrastination fix for a really good reason. I NEEDED it. I’ve needed to overcome procrastination on almost every writing project in my entire life. The strategy below is my best weapon.… Read More »quick procrastination fix (do a birthday gift)