Personal Growth
Self-Compassion for Creative Writers: Overcome Your Doubts
Self-compassion is crucial to building a sustainable writing practice! Have you ever finished a writing session and thought to yourself, “That wasn't great writing!” or “I should have written for longer?” These thoughts are your inner critic negatively influencing...
How Morning Pages Can Transform Your Creative Writing Life
Morning Pages are a key strategy that Julia Cameron lays out in her book, The Artist’s Way. This book is a 12-week creative recovery tool to help all creatives, not just writers, reignite their creativity. Divided into 12 chapters, you’re guided through weekly...
20 Motivational Quotes for Writers Who Need Some Inspiration
For writers who are feeling stuck, uninspired, burnt out or worried that they’re just not good enough. These quotes are here to reignite your creativity and help you rediscover your writerly confidence. As a writer who was constantly in this stop-and-start writing...
3 Simple Ways to Build a Strong Writing Mindset
Burnout is rampant among writers. We set unrealistic expectations for ourselves, try to write every day, worry that our story isn’t perfect and that it will never get published. These thought loops and the pressure we put on ourselves negatively impact our writing...
How to Conquer Writer’s Block Triggered by Fear of Failure
Here’s my theory: writer’s block isn’t a phenomenon that plagues writers all on its own. It's a symptom of a greater mindset. One of those mindsets that can influence writer’s block is fearing failure. For a writer, that might be the fear that: My writing is horrible...
How to Beat Negative Thoughts and Get Back to Writing
Fear and Doubt are two negative thought loops that occasionally plague all writers. We fear the failure of never publishing our book. We doubt that we are even good writers. Our inner critic loves to roar loudest for the things that are truly meaningful to us. But...
How to Shift Your Mindset: 6 Blog Posts for Writers Struggling with Self-Doubt
A writer’s mindset can be easily derailed by unsupportive comments, imposter syndrome and striking out with queries. It's difficult to ignore the continuous loop of your inner critic shouting, “You’re not good enough!” Our subconscious thinks it’s helping, keeping us...
6 Self Care Strategies to Reignite Your Creative Energy
Are you experiencing the winter blues? Or a lack of inspiration during these frigid, long days? This blog post provides 6 self-care tips to help you avoid burnout and sustain your inspiration. Self-care isn’t just about lighting candles and taking a bath… Writers...
3 Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt as a Writer
Why do we doubt accomplishing our writing goals when others succeed every day? Doubting ourselves is a common experience that plagues everyone - not just in our creative pursuits. It is the culmination of our fears of failure, not being good enough and all the times...
How to Set Creative Writing Goals for the New Year
Do you often set creative writing goals for the new year? Maybe you want to finish writing your first draft or land a publishing agent. Goal-setting allows you to reflect on your progress and develop your next steps. It ensures that you are continually learning and...
