As a writer, I’ve learned that having the right writing tools can make a huge difference in your productivity and creativity. In fact, I’d say if you’re not using at least some tools, you’re making it hard on yourself! This year, I’ve used five resources that simplified my process, madeContinue Reading
If you’re splitting your writing energy, you’re defeating yourself before you even get started. I’m not talking about your physical energy, necessarily, though that can be part of it. I’m talking about the mental and emotional energy that charges your writing dreams. This energy propels you to work on yourContinue Reading
Acting vs. reacting: What are you more likely to do in your writing career? If you’re like most writers, you’re spending far too much time reacting and not enough acting. Here’s the difference, and how you can start acting to create much more success for yourself. Acting Vs. Reacting forContinue Reading
by Noelle Sterne We writers often puzzle (or obsess) over this question: For writing productivity, should I count words or track my time? Successful authors’ self-imposed word count quotas vary greatly, as lists show. A daily word count can be doable (Hemingway 500) or ghastly (Michael Crichton 10,000). Many articlesContinue Reading
This year, I’d like to help you reach your writing goals. I know it’s not easy. See if this sounds familiar: You set a writing goal, go after it with lots of energy, then when life interferes (as it always does), you get sidetracked. Soon you’re making only sporadic (ifContinue Reading
Welcome to the Writing and Wellness annual quote round-up! Below you’ll find the best quotes from the authors featured on the site this year. This is the seventh time I’ve put these together. They’ve all been popular posts and I love how they capture certain overarching themes in the writingContinue Reading
Ekta Garg is the host of the Biblio Breakdown creative writing podcast. Here, she shares some of the top tips she’s given writers on that podcast. by editor Ekta Garg Biblio Breakdown is the brainchild of author Ryan Campbell (who writes as r.r. campbell). It was a semi-regular feature onContinue Reading
by Ruth Bullivant What does a good book coach do for an author? I hope there aren’t any bad book coaches! There aren’t many of us around yet and if you find one trained by Author Accelerator, they are going to be good. Book Coaches Work with Writers While TheyContinue Reading
Welcome to the Writing and Wellness annual quote round-up! Looking back, I can’t believe that this is the sixth year I’ve done these. They’ve all been popular posts and I love how they capture certain overarching themes in the writing life. You can view past quote pages at the followingContinue Reading
Here’s what we writers tend to do: We work super hard for long periods. We strive, push, try new things, spend our nights and weekends learning and writing and editing and publishing, take classes, go to conferences, write and write some more, blog, present, do public readings, and on andContinue Reading
by Marc Graham I’ve studied a number of different philosophical and esoteric systems over the years, including Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, and Druidry. After my 23-and-Me revealed that I’m more Norse than Celtic, I turned my attention to the Old Norse Runes. During a roughly six-month period of meditating on the Runes,Continue Reading
Spend too much time away from writing, and it can be tough to get back into it. When you’re writing every day or at least every other day, you’re regularly working your creative muscles. Your brain learns how to deliver new ideas and gradually becomes more reliable at providing thoseContinue Reading