I’m sure that you, like me, have read the statement, usually from some prolific author, I don’t believe in writer’s block. Or a variant, there is no such thing as writer’s block. I always think that sounds a little too ivory-tower-ish. A bit snotty and unrealistic. Because I don’t care who you are, you can […]
Indecision is my downfall. If I know where I’m going next in my writing, it is no problem to sit down to my computer and get words on the page. I can wrack up a good word count in no time. But if I’m not quite sure what to write next, forget about it. My […]
In case you hadn’t noticed, writing fast has become quite the thing lately. This is for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that, if you want to indie publish, your fans expect you to pump books out one after another. And you can’t maintain that pace if you write slowly. Writing […]
Before we get started, I have a guest post today over at the wonderful Samara King’s blog. It is called Born to Be Bad, and it is about the importance of wielding your creative power. Go read it! Okay, so I promised you a tip for when you are blocked. This is so ridiculously simple that […]
You’ve revved up your brain, planted your butt in the chair, and now you’re ready to write. I sometimes envision this moment as that of a piano player: you place your fingers on the keys, expecting great music to pour forth….and nothing happens. You freeze. You don’t know what to write. Or the words won’t […]
I’ve been out of sync with my writing lately. (And my blog posts, too, as you may have noticed.) Off my feed, unchained from my computer, thinking about things other than my writing. I’m best when I write every day, or close to it. I get into a rhythm and it becomes just something I […]
Here is one thing I have learned for certain in the gazillion years I’ve been writing: that resistance always has meaning. Always, always, always. It is up to you to figure out what that meaning might be. But here’s the deal: once you do figure it out, then you can explore it. And get over […]
I don't know about you, but I sure want writer's block. I have absolutely no interest in writing quickly and easily. Or feeling like the words are tumbling off my fingers so fast I can barely keep up. Uh-uh, not me. I would MUCH rather sit and stare at the blank screen on my […]
You're sitting at your desk, staring at your computer. Maybe the chapter of your current project is up on the screen. Perhaps you don't have the freaking slightest of clues what to write next. Your brain is empty. It's like there's a brick wall between it and what comes next. You simply can't figure […]
As you all know, I teach writing, and I coach writers and I write about writing on this here blog. There's seven years worth of posts here–over a thousand of them last time I looked–and they all have something to do with writing. In truth, I don't write a whole lot about the actual mechanics […]
