Is it possible to write when you’re a caregiver? When a loved one becomes ill, it can seem like everything else in life stops. You still have to work and pay the bills, but the overwhelming concern is for your loved one’s well being, and during a long-term, serious illness,Continue Reading
by Laura Libricz When we set off on our creative path, do we freely skip through the flowers, hone our craft, sell lots of the finished product and retire early? It’s all about living the dream, right? For some, that may be the case. For others, like the most ofContinue Reading
~Writing Well Wednesday Tip~ If you’re in a room with a group of writers, you don’t have to go far to find one that’s stressed out. We have a lot of reasons to stress! Launching a book, reviewing edits or critiques, conducting a book signing, or waiting for word fromContinue Reading
~Writing Well Wednesday Tip~ Could you have dyslexia and not even know it? It’s possible. Maybe you’ve struggled with reading much of your life, but you’ve hid it from family and friends. Maybe you have wonderful stories in your head, but writing them down is challenging. Dyslexia is a learningContinue Reading
Are you a discouraged writer right now? Did you get a rejection or bad review and feel like you didn’t know what you were doing? Have you thought about quitting writing because you aren’t getting the results you hoped for? Or have you been in the middle of your novel,Continue Reading
The dreaded imposter syndrome… Do you worry you don’t have what it takes to be a writer? Even after a writing success, do you feel like you didn’t really deserve it? Do you worry that others will see the truth—that you really don’t know what you’re doing? If so, youContinue Reading
Are you suffering from hidden self-doubt? Being in the business of writing means we regularly come up against experiences that can leave us shaken and unsure about what we’re doing. There are times when you’ll know that you’re doubting yourself. At those times, you probably have ways to cope. MaybeContinue Reading
Procrastination is deadly to a writer. Writing a book is simply too big a task to accomplish in one or two short spurts. We need consistent effort over a long period of time to make it happen. If we put off our work until tomorrow, and tomorrow put it offContinue Reading
You know you’ve come to the culmination of your writing career when a client asks you to write about poop transplants. This happened to me a couple weeks ago. As a health writer, I’m often asked to write about the latest advances in medical science. These things usually interest me,Continue Reading
Jennifer was over the moon. Her book had been picked up by a publisher that she admired. She never thought she’d see one of her books with this publisher’s logo on the title page, but now it was going to happen. Finally, all her hard work had paid off! TwoContinue Reading
We all know that negative self-talk can be destructive. Most of us are much meaner to ourselves than we ever would be to a friend. When a story is rejected we privately bash our own writing ability. When we fail to stick with our writing commitments, we bemoan our ownContinue Reading
In a recent survey, I asked subscribers to share with me some of their biggest struggles when it comes to managing the writing life. One of the answers I received from several participants was that they needed help managing the “emotional roller-coaster.” More specifically, they didn’t want to feel soContinue Reading