How’s your writing nook looking? Could it use a little sprucing up? After a long winter of writing work, you may have a few too many papers, post-it notes, files, notebooks, and other “stuff” cluttering up your space. As you look around, you may feel like what you’re seeing isn’tContinue Reading
Learning to believe in myself was by far the most difficult hurdle I overcame. My introduction into adulthood started out pretty rough, and while I’d always had the urge to write, I’d internalized a lot of messages I shouldn’t have listened to and allowed them to impact just how vulnerableContinue Reading
Are you a happy writer? You probably are part of the time, but we can all go through periods when we feel discouraged, unproductive, or uninspired. If this happens to be one of those unhappy periods in your writing life, the following tips may help boost your writing mood. 1.Continue Reading
No one would argue this year has been a tough one. Book launches were canceled or delayed. Workshops shifted from the fun and inspiring in-person variety to the less personal and not-as-exciting online variety. Book signings disappeared almost entirely. Agents and publishers closed their doors to new submissions. But weContinue Reading
Temperatures are getting colder, which means you may be feeling it in your writing nook. I started using my handwarmers about a month ago. Even a slight chill can make my fingers stiff, and then my typing is clunky and slow. (Read more about handwarmers in our previous post, “HandsContinue Reading
Could your home office use a writing space makeover? If it’s been a while, I suggest you think about it. Especially with the new year upon us, it’s a great time to re-evaluate where you write and how you might be able to improve it. I recently made some recentContinue Reading
Do you need to change your work area? You may not have thought much about it, but it’s important. Really important. Did you know that certain things about your writer’s nook can actually make you stressed out or sleepy? Other things can cause you headaches, make you less productive, orContinue Reading