Sep 19, 2013 | tools, writing
Fear is a big one for writers. There. I’ve said it. (Not that you didn’t know already) You know how it is: you write, and you write, and you write… by yourself, for yourself and your own enjoyment, and that’s all fine, good and comfortable....
Sep 18, 2013 | coaching, tools, Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking a lot about accountability lately. It’s something that we love to hate. (and if you’ve not got a heap of time, please click here and tell me how you like your accountability to look. Thanks!) We need it, but wish we didn’t....
Sep 12, 2013 | blogging, creativity
If you’re blogging, you’ll know this already: keeping readers interested is like a sustained burlesque striptease. Reveal a bit, hide behind a fan. Reveal some more, shimmy! I’m an ex-dancer (not like an ex-parrot though), but I was never any good at...
Aug 27, 2013 | tools, writing
Last week I was talking about what you think a Proper Writer does. Who they are, what they do, how they live, and especially, what characteristics make them a Writer. Inside everyone who writes there lives a Stereotypical Writer, and that’s who we were defining...
Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’re finding writing really hard right now, you might want to think about this: What is your idea of a ‘proper,’ Capital-W Writer? Because if your expectations of who a Writer is and how they behave differs significantly from who you are and how...
