Solitude is an ideal time for reflection and observation. Disconnecting ourselves momentarily from the mundane can refresh us and spark our imagination.
Tag: writing life
Creating an inspiring writing space
Our writing environment contributes to our productivity, creativity, and professionalism. Here are six ways we can examine how to create an inspiring writing space.
Save your writing — and your ideas — with a notebook
Creative concepts do not always appear at convenient times. Before we lose our reflections, we should write them down. And the best way to do this is with a notebook. Writing longhand has an added benefit: it slows our thoughts down and we capture more detail.
Writing and housekeeping do not have to clash
Prolific writers have said you are either a good housekeeper or you are a great writer but not both. The reality, however, is that we have responsibilities in life and we schedule our writing periods like everything else. As long as we are writing, we are successful.
Fight your fears and submit your work
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?
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.