Welcome to the Writing and Wellness annual “writing quotes” round-up! Below you’ll find the best quotes from the authors featured on the site this year. This is the eighth year I’ve put these together. They’ve all been popular posts and I love how they capture certain overarching themes in theContinue Reading
Meet Elena Paige, who writes children’s books! She also has a podcast for children’s writers, and is an all-around engaging, fun, and creative person. by Elena Paige I started writing children’s books completely by accident. I was a counseling psychologist and meditation teacher for over 15 years. My son wouldn’tContinue Reading
The types of rest writers need—did you know there’s more than one? Usually, when we think of rest, we simply want to get a good night’s sleep. But if you’ve been regularly writing and publishing over the past year, or even for a few years in a row, you knowContinue Reading
by Ellen Gillette I was watching a teaching video at church when I got the germ of the idea for my new children’s book, She-Bear in the Beautiful Garden. I don’t remember anything about the speaker or the video except that a reference was made to the Garden of Eden.Continue Reading
We’ve all heard about small changes that can make a big difference in our lives. But we can still get stuck thinking we need to make big changes to get anywhere with our writing. We need to quit our day jobs, we think. Then we’d have time to write! OrContinue Reading
I’m excited to welcome John Riddle, founder of “I Love to Write Day,” to Writing and Wellness! by John Riddle I launched “I Love To Write Day” in 2002 as a grassroots campaign to have people of all ages spend time writing every Nov. 15th. Over the past two decadesContinue Reading
Do you have a writer’s workout? by Hamza Benharrouse Writing can be a sedentary activity, and that’s not great for your health. Sitting for long periods of time has been linked to an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and anxiety, and even cancer. Working out,Continue Reading
“Book marketing is exhausting. I have no energy left for writing.” “I prefer to write, but I know I should be doing more book marketing.” “I’ve been pushing my latest book, but meanwhile my writing is suffering.” I hear comments like these from writers all the time. And I canContinue Reading
by Miles Oliver Most writers are all too aware of the many things that can get in the way of a writing routine. From day-to-day life situations like errands, social matters, and busywork to your own mind getting in the way of your creative writing flow — it’s quite easyContinue Reading
As a writer, you may not have thought that you were living in a haunted house. But if you take the idea figuratively rather than literally, you might change your mind. Most of us, after all, are haunted by a few spirits floating around between our ears. See if anyContinue Reading
For me, the biggest emotional challenge of being a writer is also my biggest emotional challenge in general, which is perfectionism. My standards for myself are often unreasonably high, and the (obvious) inability to live up to these unrealistic expectations can lead to anxiety, depression, self-doubt, etc. This certainly spillsContinue Reading
All of us writers are looking for book marketing tips, right? I’m still an amateur when it comes to this, but after publishing 6 books (3 traditional, 3 self-published), I feel like I’m starting to figure “some” things out. Below, I have a list of the methods that have workedContinue Reading