Are you going to have a good writing year this year? A lot depends on how you start. Sure, you can make changes along the way. But if you get on it first thing, you’ll have a much easier time building on your momentum than if you try to catchContinue Reading
Mia Barnes helps us keep writing during the holidays! Writing during the holidays is often more challenging than writing at other times. You’re likely spending your free time traveling to see family or hosting them at home. Although visiting loved ones can be enjoyable, you may worry about falling behindContinue Reading
Welcome to the Writing and Wellness annual “writing quotes” round-up! Below you’ll find the best quotes from the authors featured on the site this year. This is the eighth year I’ve put these together. They’ve all been popular posts and I love how they capture certain overarching themes in theContinue Reading
Meet Elena Paige, who writes children’s books! She also has a podcast for children’s writers, and is an all-around engaging, fun, and creative person. by Elena Paige I started writing children’s books completely by accident. I was a counseling psychologist and meditation teacher for over 15 years. My son wouldn’tContinue Reading
The types of rest writers need—did you know there’s more than one? Usually, when we think of rest, we simply want to get a good night’s sleep. But if you’ve been regularly writing and publishing over the past year, or even for a few years in a row, you knowContinue Reading
by Ellen Gillette I was watching a teaching video at church when I got the germ of the idea for my new children’s book, She-Bear in the Beautiful Garden. I don’t remember anything about the speaker or the video except that a reference was made to the Garden of Eden.Continue Reading
We’ve all heard about small changes that can make a big difference in our lives. But we can still get stuck thinking we need to make big changes to get anywhere with our writing. We need to quit our day jobs, we think. Then we’d have time to write! OrContinue Reading
I’m excited to welcome John Riddle, founder of “I Love to Write Day,” to Writing and Wellness! by John Riddle I launched “I Love To Write Day” in 2002 as a grassroots campaign to have people of all ages spend time writing every Nov. 15th. Over the past two decadesContinue Reading
Do you have a writer’s workout? by Hamza Benharrouse Writing can be a sedentary activity, and that’s not great for your health. Sitting for long periods of time has been linked to an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and anxiety, and even cancer. Working out,Continue Reading
“Book marketing is exhausting. I have no energy left for writing.” “I prefer to write, but I know I should be doing more book marketing.” “I’ve been pushing my latest book, but meanwhile my writing is suffering.” I hear comments like these from writers all the time. And I canContinue Reading
by Miles Oliver Most writers are all too aware of the many things that can get in the way of a writing routine. From day-to-day life situations like errands, social matters, and busywork to your own mind getting in the way of your creative writing flow — it’s quite easyContinue Reading
As a writer, you may not have thought that you were living in a haunted house. But if you take the idea figuratively rather than literally, you might change your mind. Most of us, after all, are haunted by a few spirits floating around between our ears. See if anyContinue Reading