Fear keeps writers from sharing their work with the world. Why does fear have a strong hold on writers? What can we do to fight fear?
Tag: writing life
Structure and self-care with ballet
Stress and life in general mean we have to find our happy place for mental, emotional, and physical therapy. Ballet teaches me adaptability and compromise. As writers, we must adopt changes thrust upon us. But despite our challenges, we keep going because writers are who we are.
Weeding our garden is like editing
Weeding our gardens is an ongoing chore, much like editing our work. We want our writing to be beautiful too, which forces us to kill our darlings in our stories.
Learning what works for you with your writing goals
Figuring out what to read, what conferences and workshops to attend, or what path to take to improve our writing can be daunting and expensive. What should we consider with social media, education, and finding our author’s voice?
Using nature for your writing prompts
Inspiration for our writing can come from the most beautiful places outside our own doors. Why is nature the best writing prompt?
Use simple language in your writing
Writing in simple, everyday language can help make our message understandable. How can we keep our writing simple?