For the longest time, I was all about setting huge goals and putting crazy pressure on myself to achieve. I figured that if I set a big goal and committed to it, then I’d have no choice but to make it happen… the bigger the goal, the bigger the success, right? Nope. It wasn’t until…
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5 Books on Writing That Will Change Your Life
My love for books on writing began in high school when my favorite English teacher lent me a copy of Creating the Story by Rebecca Rule and Susan Wheeler. This book got down and dirty with all the must-knows of story writing and I devoured it. In fact, I distinctly remember sitting on the back…
How to Maintain a Consistent Creative Practice
A creative practice is the KEY to a successful writing career. It is the piece of your writing life that will help you: Be creative however and whenever you want. Recharge your creative energy battery. Feel more motivated and less like you have to fight yourself to write Turn your writing hobby into a writing…
How to Build a Creative Lifestyle: Getting Started
Over the years, I’ve learned that writing is not just a hobby or a career path. It’s a lifestyle. Writing requires us to occupy different worlds and make them come alive, and that is a process that does not just happen on the page. It stays with us, follows us to work and to bed…
Creative Writing Starter Pack: Personalized Tools to Get You in the Zone
Recently, I was sitting at my desk staring at the pictures and candles and books all around me, and I realized that the workspace I’ve created is the perfect workspace for me. Why? Because I know what kind of writer I am and what tools I need around me to get in the writing mood….