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Recommitting | The Decision to be a Writer
I recently read a fantastic article by Charlotte Doyle that closely examined the creative process of five writers. When interviewing these writers, Doyle noticed that each writer had made the active decision to be a writer before they started writing. … Continue reading
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The role of introversion and extroversion in creativity
Writers often struggle to find a balance between being an active participant in the world while also maintaining and protecting their inner life. Both ways of being are vital to the creative process, and they influence one another, but they are also… Continue reading
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Writing Identities: The Other Self
Some writers talk about themselves as though they have two identities: their writing self and their everyday self. For instance, science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury, stated that it is his child-self who authored his fiction, not his adult self. When… Continue reading
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Nobody wants your book
Last week I watched a video by an author who used to have a big following on YouTube. They quit the platform two years ago for mental health reasons and have no plans on returning. However, they provided an update… Continue reading
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What To Do When Your Writing Gets Rejected
Though I have written 220+ writing advice blogs* I have never once spoken about rejection. Why? Because the topic is super common and everybody has written about it. I also felt like I had nothing new to add to the conversation. As a writing… Continue reading
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Why You Shouldn’t Treat Writing Like a Job
Is writing easier if you treat it like a job? We’ve all heard countless authors say that they treat writing like a job. This could look like practical, physical steps, such as getting dressed (no pyjamas or lounge clothes), renting… Continue reading
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Feeling Uncertain about Your Book
Uncertainty is creativity’s companion. Whenever we’re working on a writing project, there will be multiple times when you question the work in small and large ways. You may second guess the ending, the whole narrative arc, or even which character… Continue reading
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Writing: Knowing When to Rest and When to Push Through
Knowing when to rest and when to push through is tricky. For years—decades (?)—we were blasted with the message to go, go, go. You could always be doing more. The mantra of the successful was ‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead.’ But even… Continue reading
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Become and Enthusiastic Writer
Just as there are multiple ways to tell a single story, there are multiple ways to approach the writing of that story. At the most basic level, we all understand that some writers prefer outlines while others discover their story… Continue reading
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Writing and Money | Why Consumers Expect Art to be Free
I spontaneously dropped by a friend’s house the other day after she’d just finished having lunch with some other friends that had spontaneously dropped by. Sitting around the table, I struck up a conversation about books and writing (as I… Continue reading
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