What does it take to be a successful writer? Ask around and you’ll get a lot of answers. A writer needs a desire to write, a regular writing practice, and an ability to accept feedback and grow. She needs persistence, courage, grit, and ambition. He needs to be open toContinue Reading
With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, I thought it would be fun to gather some of the wisdom writers have shared here on Writing and Wellness. All of the writers below are moms, and they have a lot to say about writing/life balance, finding time to write, and inContinue Reading
by Lauri Ellis The dream of many is to be a published author. Those same ones do not realize they may be “published” already, depending on the definition envisioned. The phrase “published author” may make you think of money as a reward for the endless hours of writing and re-writing.Continue Reading
~Writing Well Wednesday Tip~ Sometimes a writer has to go back to the beginning. Back to where it all started, where that first spark of inspiration lived, to that place where the writer inside first came to life. Daily living and the “busyness” of a writer’s modern-day career tends toContinue Reading
Need some inspiration for a new year of writing? Last year and the year before, I put together some of the best quotes from the author features here on Writing and Wellness, and highlighted them in a single post. Those posts were among the most popular here on the site,Continue Reading
What do you like about writing? We writers struggle from time to time. We describe the writing life as a roller coaster, full of ups and downs. But in the end, we do it because when it’s all said and done, writing benefits our lives in one way or another.Continue Reading
What do writers have to be grateful for? Sometimes it’s hard to remember. We have a lot to complain out, after all. We’re overworked and underpaid, and we often toil for years with little to no encouragement from the outside world. We all know what’s tough about this gig, butContinue Reading
One of my favorite author interviews took place back in 2015, with Karen Jones Gowen. As a writer and a publisher, she had a unique take on the whole “writing life” experience, because she’d seen it from both sides. She spoke about the challenges writers have fitting writing in withContinue Reading
by Carol Rose Don’t get me wrong, being an author has many challenges, whether the writer chooses to pursue traditional publishing or goes the indie route. Still, words make me happy. I’ve been a reader since I was very young. In fact, one of my earliest memories is of wakingContinue Reading
As the year comes to a close, I was thinking of the age-old debate about whether or not you can teach someone to write. Is an artist born an artist, or can anyone learn how to be one? Human Beings are Made to Learn I’ve been a teacher for mostContinue Reading
Last year’s round-up of quotes from authors who have been featured on Writing and Wellness was a big success. (You can read those here.) So of course I wanted to do it again this year. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if this became a yearly tradition. Here you go—greatContinue Reading
1. Writing means writing when you don’t feel like it. Otherwise you never get anything done. 2. Getting published won’t change your life like you think it will, but it will bring you a satisfying sense of accomplishment. 3. Most of the writing you do will be crap, and that’sContinue Reading