#WriterlbsOff Archives for 2010

What is #WriterlbsOff? It is a Twitter hashtag group I started in January 2010 for myself and a few friends that wanted to lose weight and stick together to try and accomplish our New Year’s Resolutions. It grew to a wonderfully support community of writers who wanted to improve their creativity, health and overall happiness in life.  Here is how it was introduced:

Have you had too much BIC (Butt in Chair) time in 2009? Well, that is great for the novel, but bad for the Butt.

Several of my lovely followers on Twitter are already thinking about New Year’s resolutions and the first one to emerge is getting the pounds off.* I am beginning my regular series called, The Writer’s Life. So, what better way to begin than to organize an opportunity for writers to join together on Twitter to improve their lives. Let’s form, yet another, wonderful hashtag (#) to connect with each other!

We will christen the new hashtag #WriterlbsOff *crash champagne bottle on the hull*

It is time for New Year’s resolutions and we want all the writers on Twitter to join together to improve their health and happiness quotient. We think first of all of the extra pounds we want to lose, and that is an admirable goal, but let’s go further to think of additional goals to enhance your overall health, joy and creativity in your writer’s life.

Looking Back at a Great Four Months – January to April 2010

Here is the archive for the  posts in the #writerlbsOff four month New Year’s resolution for writers support community. There are post for

The Writer’s Life: posts with feature articles to help stay inspired, and the location of our Friday Check-ins

Fiction: War in Resolution Galaxy my fictional series to get us started with a little sci fi fun

Fun: At the end of each month we celebrated with a party

January 2010

The Writer’s Life: #WriterlbsOff- New Year Resolutions for Writers Here is where it all started

Fun: Once in a Blue Moon New Year’s Eve Party!! The first big blow-out party-So much happened that night

Fiction: Episode 1: War in Resolution Galaxy The beginning of my self-help sci fi fictional series about the war in Resolution Galaxy between the Homeostasis (STASIS) Republic and the Evolution (EVOLVE) Empire

The Writer’s Life:#WriterlbsOff Friday Check-In#1

Fiction: Episode 2: War in Resolution Galaxy

The Writer’s Life: #WriterlbsOff Friday Check-In #2

The Writer’s Life: Friday Check-In #3-War in Resolution Galaxy-Episode 3 Got overwhelmed with too many posts, so I combined them on Fridays

The Writer’s Life: Friday Check-In #4 & War in Resolution Galaxy-Episode 4

Fun: January Party – Spa Day for Writers We made it through the first month! The fun spa with very unusual treatments such as The Pharm and The Rack

February 2010

The Writer’s Life: Multitasking The beginning of my regular weekly feature with Episode 5 of War in Resolution Galaxy and Friday Check-in

The Writer’s Life – Depression & Creativity My Valentine’s Day post that resonated with many people (the ones in #WriterlbsOff, many other writers, and other professionals) This post received some of the highest attention of all the features I wrote so far.

The Writer’s Life: Getting Stuck & Writer’s Block The final Episode of War in Resolution Galaxy in included in this post. The secret of your passion wins the war.

Fun: The Writer’s Life: Shifting Perspectives – Writer’s Cruise The end of February party was a cruise on the Love Boat to Gilligan’s Island and Fantasy Island, a perfect diversion into fantasy.

March 2010

The Writer’s Life: Always Discontented? This post was about avoiding depression, healing our creativity and developing gratitude.

The Writer’s Life: Highly Sensitive Persons Many writers identify themselves as highly sensitive persons. It can make life in the world challenging at times, but with proper management, sensitivity can be an asset to creativity.

The Writer’s Life: Creative Flow & Sex A provocative look at accessing more creative flow.

The Writer’s Life: Being Mildly Creative A look at the mildly creative approach of Ken Robert.

Fun! The Writer’s Life at The Sands The end of March party that was most wildly insane party of our community. We went back in time to party with the Rat Pack, and boy did we have a good time!

April 2010

The Writer’s Life: Exercise Your Right Brain The beginning of my series on left brain/right brain thinking.

The Writer’s Life: Right Brain Rules! We all had fun with the dancer video trying to determine our dominant side of the brain.

The Writer’s Life: The Sky is Falling A personal look at a worry week and how I dealt with it.

The Writer’s Life: Beatnik Party: Final #WriterlbsOff Here it is, the final party to celebrate four months together in #WriterlbsOff. What a great time! I am very grateful for this great supportive community!