Rejection. How do we writers face it? Some of us stop writing altogether. Others push on. You’ve submitted your manuscript to the publishers, and it comes back with a rejection letter. You send query letters to magazines suggesting fabulous article ideas and they say they’re not interested! You write a straight-from-the-heart post on your blog…
5 Quotes To Keep You From Stifling Creativity
All people need inspiration. This is even more necessary for people who work in creative fields. The creative process is a can be frustrating, enjoyable, messy and unique. We’re sometimes just jaded and want to throw in the towel. That’s precisely when we need all the inspiration we can get to keep you from stifling…
10 Things I’m Grateful For As A Writer
I meant to publish this before Thanksgiving, but I didn’t. But I do believe that the first post of the year here is appropriate to share what I’m grateful for as a writer. 2020 and 2021 have been difficult years for everyone. We’ve either been ill, or lost someone to illness, lost a job, had…
The Good You Deserve As A Writer
Recently, I read this post on Daily Writing Tips about how often the word ‘deserve’ is misused. It stresses that the word should be as used in relation to someone earning something, being worthy of something or being entitled to something. And I agree with that being the correct usage of the word. Today, though,…
Bird By Bird
As writers and creative, we need all the motivation we can get. Some of you are currently working through the NaNoWriMo. Today, I thought I’d share some from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Bird By Bird The title of her book comes from an anecdote about her brother writing…
20 Quotes To Encourage You To Be A Fearless Writer
Be a fearless writer! How often we get bogged down with the non-essentials. Too often we allow the imposter syndrome to keep us from being successful. Fear. Anxiety. Lack of motivation. Lack of discipline. These are just some of the things that keep us from being the best writers we can be. Remember that YOU…