To get more writing done, you could get up earlier, or stay up later. To get more writing done you could close the door to your office and post a sign threatening death and dismemberment to anyone who enters. You could escape to the coffee shop or go on a retreat. You could run away […]
I had a lousy writing session the other day. I roused myself early and got right to the computer (well, after my first-thing-in-the-morning glass of water with apple cider vinegar and Stevia and then, of course, coffee). But nothing happened. I just couldn't seem to connect with my WIP. Usually this would be cause for […]
What you put your attention on grows. It's that simple. So if you put your attention on how wonderful it is to write every day, that writing habit will grow. If you focus on how much fun it is to submit to agents (I'm feeling funny today), you'll do more of it. If you think […]
We don't always think of fear and focus at the same time, but there's very good reason to pair them. Focus. It's what we all desire, what gets the writing done. Because the words don't go on the page without it. Fear. It's often what keeps us from focusing. The kinds of fears we writers […]
On Monday, this was my morning: I got out of bed feeling cranky and negative. Got my coffee and went to my office, as usual. The computer beckoned, so I went right to it and started in on email. Wasn't time for anything else. I didn't feel like walking. So I didn't. The rest of […]
I work with writers and other creative types in a variety of ways, including one-hour sessions that help them to gain clarity about their work. I do this through this very website and at events like Room to Write in Nashville, where I am the resident "book doctor" on call to guide writers. What I […]
My daughter is grown and gone, married now and thinking about having kids of her own (if the stupid army would ever let her husband come home). But sometimes often she comes to the house to do her laundry. Which is why, last week, I ended up down the basement folding a large load of […]
