Need some inspiration for a new year of writing? It’s become a yearly tradition here on Writing and Wellness to gather some of the most inspirational, thought-provoking, and encouraging quotes from this years’ author features into one grand end-of-the-year post. If any of the quotes grab you and you wantContinue Reading
by Benjamin Sobieck Six months after I gave up drinking coffee, I started a business selling coffee online. You’re not the only one surprised. At the beginning of 2018, when most people make resolutions for the coming year, I gave up drinking caffeine. This had nothing to do with wantingContinue Reading
Last year around this time, I did a post on my top 10 books for the year. Readers seemed to like it, so I thought I’d try it again. Writers are readers first, after all, and it’s fun to spread the word about books that touched us for one reasonContinue Reading
My career has been as a professor of Art History at universities in the U.S. and Italy. I have a Ph.D. in Renaissance and Classics. I’m also a lecturer at various museums. As a scholar, my writing experiences centered mostly on dry, academic articles about abstruse themes. There is noContinue Reading
Do you sometimes feel invisible—like you’ve worked your tail off at writing for years and still no one is paying any attention? Have you tried a variety of ways to get your work out there, only to find that you’re still basically in the same place—with a handful of fansContinue Reading
Writing is hard work. There is no way around it. As much as I love to write, most of the time it’s a struggle to wrestle the ideas out of my brain and onto the page. Your Writing Must Ring True When I’m into a project, my biggest emotional challengeContinue Reading
Do you remember what you read, or do you find it difficult to recall it later? I love it when master writers quote from other writers. I’ve heard it happen many times, usually when the author is answering questions after a signing or as part of a writer’s workshop. I’veContinue Reading
Writing is a solitary process, ideal for introverts, yet there are few actions more extroverted than baring your soul in a novel and sharing it with the world. I wrote for decades, scribbling into notebooks alone in my room often at odd hours of the night, before making the slightestContinue Reading
Is it possible to make this Thanksgiving creative? It might not be easy. First, there’s all that food. Indulge too much and you could feel poofy and lethargic—definitely not in the mood to write after dinner. Then there are the family gatherings. If you’re scheduled to attend, there may beContinue Reading
My biggest, perhaps only, emotional challenge as a writer is motivation/self-discipline/time management. After I transitioned from traditional to self-publishing a few years ago, one of the many benefits was that I set my own deadlines. For my personality type (Ooh, shiny!) this is also the bad news. There are soContinue Reading
Temperatures are getting colder, which means you may be feeling it in your writing nook. I started using my handwarmers about a month ago. Even a slight chill can make my fingers stiff, and then my typing is clunky and slow. (Read more about handwarmers in our previous post, “HandsContinue Reading
by Dr. Brent Wells Absorbed. In the zone. Lost in the words. As a writer, you may often enjoy your work most when you find yourself absent from the rest of the world. Like a runner focused on the goal ahead with no intention of slowing down, you work untilContinue Reading