Why Are Writers So Susceptible to Toxic Ideas About Creativity?
In my last article, One of the Biggest (and Most Dangerous) Myths in the Writing Community, I talked about the dangerous idea that is so prevalent in the writing community that “creativity has to be hard.” This idea is so dangerous because it stresses writers out to the point where they are totally consumed with […]
One of the Biggest (and Most Dangerous) Myths in the Writing Community
One of the biggest things I see all writers struggle with is the idea that creativity has to be hard. Sometimes I see this in the way a writer works. They might set themselves up on a schedule—trying to meet a high word count every day, for example—at which they are bound to fail. Or […]
Are You a Writer Who’s Lost Your Inspiration?
Nothing feels worse than being a writer who has lost all inspiration. Every time you sit down to write you feel like the well has run dry. You feel empty, disappointed, disconnected, and like your inspiration will never come back. Is it possible to recover from this type of situation? Even though it feels hopeless […]
Are You an Overthinking Writer?
I’ve worked with hundreds of writers over the past eight years and one of the most common problems they report to me is overthinking. They might overthink the idea of their story, how the characters should act, who’s going to read their memoir, if they’re writing their book in the right format, or a dozen […]
Are You an Unhappy Writer?
It seems like it would be easy to know if you’re an unhappy writer, right? But it’s a little trickier than just asking yourself how you feel. A lot of writers who are deeply unhappy with themselves, their writing, and their writing lives overall, actually don’t even know how unhappy they are. They’ve been unhappy […]