The Writer's Life

Two weeks ago, I began writing a series about Negative Thoughts and how to deal with them in the writing life. We all have times when we are overwhelmed with worry, fear, anxiety, anger, jealousy, rage, apathy or depression. In this series, I am sharing advice from the research I am doing for a non-fiction […]

Right mind is not happy mind and where it leads is to work, not to ease. –Eric Maisel Last week I began a series about Negative Thoughts. I will continue by discussing ways to confront destructive thoughts in a healthy way to improve our writing life. In this post, I am referring to negative thoughts […]

Today (Monday) is the final day for 21.5.800 with BinduWiles.com which translates into five days of yoga each week and 800 words of writing per day for 21 days. The twenty-one days seemed to fly by very quickly for me, but as I look back at my life when I began this challenge, I realize […]

Worry, anxiety, fear, insecurity, self-doubt, anger, rage, apathy, jealousy These are some of the feelings that create defeating, depressing and disturbing thoughts about our writing and our life. We all get them in some form, but getting stuck in these thoughts can destroy our creativity and keep us from writing. Most of our negative thinking is […]

What does it take for you to get in the mood to write? Can you create an island oasis when you are writing? Those are challenging questions for some of us. There are some writers that write on an oasis of solitude for hours each day, and others that grab fifteen minutes whenever they can […]

Last week I joined the challenge at BinduWiles.com called 21.5.800, which translates into five days of yoga each week and 800 words of writing per day for 21 days. This community project is still growing with over 470+ participants. I encourage everyone to visit the website for some very insightful and touching posts. I have been […]

I dream of being a strong majestic eagle, flying through a beautiful mountain canyon, knowing exactly what I am looking for and going after it with determination and focus. But, lately I have felt like a crazy bird, unsure where to build my nest and running into windows I didn’t see. I decided to do […]

Are You What You Write? As a fiction writer, have you ever felt that your personal character was judged by others based on the genre or content of what you write? Have you experienced strange looks, insincere polite comments, or talking behind your back about the content of your novel or short stories when you […]