Afraid to Start Writing Your Memoir? Here’s How to Push Past the Fear.
Even if you’ve been dreaming of writing your memoir for years, it’s very common to sit down to actually start doing it and feel immediately paralyzed and not able to move forward. This is a very specific, very strong form of writer’s block that often hits writers right when they’ve decided to finally take the […]
5 Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore That Are Telling You to Write Your Memoir
It’s very common for writers to begin writing their memoir and then tell me, “Oh wow, I wish I’d started this years ago. I can’t believe I put off writing my book for this long.” This is because, once the writer starts actually writing, they realize that they’ve been getting clear signs all along that […]
How Do You Know If You Should Write a Memoir?
In every one of my classes for writers, there are always a few writers who are doing deep healing work and, along the way, discover that they feel called to write a memoir. However, immediately after this, self-doubt kicks in and the writer questions if they really should be spending their time trying to write […]
Top 5 Causes of Procrastination in Writers
Are you a writer who struggles with procrastination? Well, you’re not alone. I’ve worked with hundreds of struggling writers and procrastination is one of the most commonly reported problems and sources of dissatisfaction among writers that I see in my coaching practice. Most writers know that procrastination is the problem, but many of us don’t […]
How Can I Know When to Trust My Intuition (in Writing and in Life)?
In my last article, One Easy Way to Tell the Difference Between Fear and Intuition, I talked about the exact way that fear feels different from intuition, and how you can learn how to feel this difference yourself and use it to separate the two. That article triggered a flurry of questions from my readers […]