BLOCK-BUSTING: 14 Never-Fail Tricks Every Writer Needs to Know
by Ruth Harris Stuck? Can’t get there from here? Something’s wrong but you don’t know what. You’re chasing your tail in an endless loop with no off-ramps in sight. You’re stalled out at a dead end in a...
View Article11 Tips For The Care And Feeding Of Your Muse: A Writer’s Guide
by Ruth Harris The muse (also referred to as intuition, instinct, the subconscious, a superpower, the Spidey sense) is generally a friendly and cooperative breed. By nature, the muse tends to be...
View ArticleWe are All Prisoners of Our Unexamined Beliefs: Is a False Belief Holding...
by Anne R. Allen “Think outside the box” has become a mindless cliché these days. So many people repeat it that the meaning has mostly been lost. In fact, most people are unaware they are in boxes,...
View ArticleStress or Burnout? Why they’re Different and Why you Need to Know the Difference
Stress or burnout? Writers can suffer from both. by Ruth Harris Look at your to-do list. WiP needs edits and revisions Editor/cover designer to hire Promo forms to fill out First draft to finish Get...
View ArticleWriter’s Block and Depression: Why Writers Need to “Fill the Well”
Writer’s block can be a sign of incipient depression. by Anne R. Allen Writer’s block is probably the most popular topic in the writing posts on Medium, the popular new (ish) blogging platform. Lots of...
View ArticleHow to Create an “Idea Bank” that will Block that Writer’s Block!
How to open an account at the idea bank. by Ruth Harris As Anne said in her recent post, being “blocked” is the #1 issue for new writers and she offered 14 suggestions for ways to “fill the well.” In...
View ArticleWriting and The Hidden Power Of The Subconscious: Summoning Your Muse
A visit from your muse: the gift you give yourself. by Ruth Harris “What The Subconscious is to every other man, in its creative aspect becomes, for writers, The Muse.” ~ Ray Bradbury What Ray Bradbury...
View Article10 Books to Help Writers When You’re Discouraged, Blocked, or Feel Like...
Feeling like you’re not a real writer? Fight self-doubt with these books. by Janet Boyer What are the true enemies of writers—those monsters that haunt, harangue and harass? After twenty years of...
View ArticleThink Small: 32 Quick, Painless Fixes for Writing Microblocks and Miniglitches
Don’t let writing molehills become mountains: solve those microblocks and miniglitches! by Ruth Harris We’re not talking about soul-shredding writers’ block here or the kind of mega mess that requires...
View ArticleWhy it’s so Tough to Write Now: Tips for Dealing with Our Collective Grief
Collective grief is loud and unrelenting. But there are ways to tune it out. by Anne R. Allen There are a lot of jokes out there right now like the cartoon in The New Yorker showing a young woman...
View ArticleIs Writer’s Block a Thing?: The Writer’s Block Expose
Writer’s block has hit a lot of us during the pandemic By William L. Hahn Other than a single flash piece before Christmas, I haven’t written a solitary word on my epic fantasy world in more than a...
View ArticleIs Decision Fatigue Standing Between You and Writing Success?
by Ruth Harris Decisions, decisions. Steak or salmon? Red or white? Wash the car or mow the lawn? Weights or barre class? Do the laundry or empty the dishwasher? Mustard or mayo? Petunias or pansies?...
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