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Does your inner critic say really mean things to you? And has this stopped you from writing because you’re afraid that your inner critic is telling the truth? Who or what is the inner critic exactly? It’s that inner negative voice that tells you things like: You can’t, you shouldn’t, why bother, don’t, what…
Have you ever experienced writer’s block? If you have, you know that it can cause frustration, depression, anger and some fear. Fear that you may never write again. I understand….because I’ve been there! There were literal months when I could not sit down and write. And one of the biggest things that I’ve…
Suffering from writer’s block can call one to feel guilty, shameful, and depressed. I have four simple things that I do before, during and after my writing sessions that help me defeat writer’s block. Have a writing ritual The beautiful thing about writing rituals is they can be pretty much anything you want! The…
Anyone can grab the baby name book off the bookshelf, or use any of the apps available, but I think there are more fun and creative ways to come up with character names. Start with the time period and country your book is set If you’re writing from a book set in the United…
Experiencing writer’s block can cause you to feel all kinds of emotions from shame to guilt to anger and back again. If you are dealing with writer’s block and you’re afraid you’ll never write again, I have six questions that can help you get unstuck and back to writing again. Note, if you’re like me…
Feeling stuck or suffering from Writer’s Block is not fun, but it’s nothing to feel ashamed of. You know what I’m talking about. Someone asks how the book writing is going and you say things are good even though you haven’t technically sat down in days (or months) and actually written or edited anything. You…
You used my tips from my last blog post and your characters are talking to you again, the words are flowing, and you are feeling on top of the world…until you aren’t. You just can’t get into the groove, words sound stilted, your dialogue sounds like a kindergartener wrote them, you are just feeling stuck. …