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How Your Dream Book Keeps You Stuck

2026-06-01
By: Colleen
On: June 1, 2026
In: Mindset Matters
With: 0 Comments

Your dream book may be the very thing keeping you from writing the real one. The most dangerous version of your book may be the beautiful one in your head. The book in your head is like a snow globe. You can hold it up and see the whole worldContinue Reading

How to Finish Your Novel When Your Brain Resists

2026-02-15
By: Colleen
On: February 15, 2026
In: Productivity and Time Management

Are you desperate to finish your novel? You know the one. You love the characters and the concept, but every time you try to get back to it, something more important comes up. You tell yourself you’re just busy. And that’s probably true. But deep down, you know that’s notContinue Reading

Why “Writing Should Be Easy” Hurts Your Work

2026-01-11
By: Colleen
On: January 11, 2026
In: Mindset Matters

If you’ve ever secretly believed that writing should be easy, that could be the reason you’re struggling. Somewhere along the way, you were probably told that writing should feel effortless, that if you were really a writer, the words would come easily. But that belief is a lie, and it’sContinue Reading

Don’t Feel Like Writing? Do This for 60 Seconds

2026-01-05
By: Colleen
On: January 5, 2026
In: Productivity and Time Management

When you don’t feel like writing, it can feel like you’ve failed before you’ve even typed a word. You have to write. You want to write, but your brain just hits the brakes. What if I told you there’s a psychological trick that top writers use to shatter that feelingContinue Reading

Still not where you want to be

Still Not Where You Want To Be With Writing?

2025-12-22
By: Colleen
On: December 22, 2025
In: When Writing Is Hard

Still not where you want to be with writing? Don’t be too hard on yourself. Here’s what I learned. A couple of years ago, I posted my very first YouTube video, and I thought it was okay. But when I watch it now? Yikes! It’s hard not to cringe. AndContinue Reading

Believe In Yourself

Why “Believe in Yourself” Fails Writers

2025-12-15
By: Colleen
On: December 15, 2025
In: Mindset Matters

“Believe in yourself” sounds like writing advice that should help, and yet for a lot of writers, it lands like a shrug. How many times have you heard this: You just have to believe in yourself. As if writing success is that simple. So you try. You tell yourself youContinue Reading

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How Willpower Backfires When You’re Facing Writing Procrastination

2025-09-28
By: Colleen
On: September 28, 2025
In: Productivity and Time Management

Are you struggling with writing procrastination? You’ve probably had a night like this: after a full day of work, errands, or caring for others, you finally sit down at your desk. You tell yourself, just thirty minutes. You open the document, type a sentence, delete it, try again. Within minutes,Continue Reading

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