Take A Break With Transition Tasks
I don’t talk a lot about productivity very often because I don’t feel that it’s an end-goal in and of itself. However, there is something that I’ve learned over the past year that has really helped with my productivity and the way I feel about...
Selling Systems vs. Creating Systems (of Creative Care)
I subscribe to a lot of newsletters, in part because a lot of individuals are doing some amazing things within the writing community. It’s innovative; it’s interesting, and as someone who has been both on the publisher and on the author side of this...
You Can’t Do the Wrong Thing
Authors face a lot of self-doubt and fear. One of the biggest questions authors ask themselves–and I’m no stranger to this one either–is am I doing the right thing? We worry about our marketing strategy, whether we’re not doing enough or not...
Books, Lies, and Black Friday
My inbox started to fill on Monday with the Black Friday sales. Today, I had to laugh when I got an email from a company that said it was the “last days” to buy something at 50% off, because you know what? They sent an email last week that said it was my...
Connection Between Yoga and Writing
The more I write and pay attention to my own creative nervous system and mental health, the more I realize that stress and the outside world, including the emotional toll it takes, plays a large role in how much I write, what I write, and when I write. This week is a...
Sampling The Buffet of Creativity and Writing
Writing to me is more than putting words on the page. When I sit down to tell stories, I’m writing from the heart, from worlds that I want to live in and explore (unicorns!), and often from my most sacred ideals and beliefs. It’s why I’m so focused...
No One Knows Everything, Not Even Gurus
A few things collided for me recently. First, there’s been an uptick in people trying to teach you their way to have a writing career that’s sustainable and will help you avoid burn out. Except, they’re all missing one key component. Secondly,...
When Mental Health Triggers Collide With Your Writing
As writers we can choose what we write and when we write. So it seems a bit odd that we would write something that triggers our mental health if we didn’t want to. And yet, that’s exactly what happens when life, publishing circumstances, or even the prose...