Personal Growth
How to Use The Desire Map to Achieve Your Writing Goals
Laporte's The Desire Map is a workbook that helps us we align our goals with our core desired feelings. From a young age, we’ve learned how to set goals. Most of these goals are based on society's idealistic view of success. It’s no different for writers. We often...
The Best 3 Artist Dates for Every Writer Personality
Every writer personality enjoys different adventures. If you’ve read my blog post on Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way, you may be wondering which types of artist dates you'll enjoy. In Cameron’s workbook, she provides a series of activities for creatives who are...
Empower Your Writing Journey with “The Artist’s Way”
In her book, “The Artist’s Way,” Julia Cameron states that, “Creativity is our true nature” (introduction-xiii). It is innate within us. Yet, many find themselves disconnected from their creative spirit. Have you ever felt detached from your creative pursuits? Do you...
How to Overcome Procrastination and Achieve Your Writing Goals
If you’ve read my blog post on how procrastination can be a writer’s best friend, you may be thinking, “But, Julia, it’s not for me. I can't overcome procrastination on my own. It’s really holding me back.” And, I hear you. Procrastination can disrupt our creative...
How to Define Success as a Writer
Here’s a little anecdote: Last week, I overheard one of my students telling her friend that I (their teacher) was not a real author because I didn’t have a book published. I just liked writing. I knew she was just stating a fact, but man did it hurt! After all the...
Writer’s Burnout: How to Rediscover Joy in Writing
Are you feeling uninspired by your current writing project? Do you feel physically and mentally drained? You may be experiencing burnout. We’ve all heard about burnout in the workplace, but, our goals- our personal and creative outlets- can also cause burnout. Many...
Liberated Author: Overcoming Perfectionism to Love Writing Again
I'm a perfectionist. Before I engaged in therapy, my perfectionist tendencies were at their most destructive. I worried about all the “what ifs” and shoulds/ should have. If I couldn’t do something perfectly, my brand of avoidance included some sort of reasonable...
How To Celebrate Small Wins: Maintain Motivation to Write
Let me ask you something: why is it that when we feel the excitement of getting closer to our creative goals and it’s bursting out of our chest, we stamp down on it before we become “too giddy.” Why do we keep quiet about our accomplishments? Why do we downplay our...
How to Use Covey’s 7 Habits to Make Time for Writing
Some of us are lucky to have aligned our creative passions with our jobs. Others, not so much. The more commitment and time we put into that job, the more it seeps into our personal lives, leaving less time for our creative passions. If you’re anything like me, you...
How To Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Writers
I vaguely recall those days as a child when I shared my stories without worrying about what others thought. But, somewhere down the line as both an avid reader and writer, I began comparing my work to those of other authors. It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve been...
