Mar 19, 2013 | creativity, writing
A lot of space is given to discussions of voice whenever writers gather. We talk about how to find our authentic voice, how each of us has a unique voice, and how our voice is important – a reflection of our gift to our readers. Our voice as our expression in...
Feb 26, 2013 | coaching, writing
So I was writing the other day, and then I stopped. When I thought about why – actually, I procrastinated for half a day, scrubbed the kitchen benches, ate lots of inappropriate food, did huge amounts of laundry that could have waited and stopped just short of...
Feb 11, 2013 | coaching, creativity, writing
“There is the NOW book, and there are the other books.” – Andrew Griffiths I was struck by this, because a lot of my clients do get stuck because there are lots of ideas in their heads about useful books that they can write. This is great on one...
Feb 11, 2013 | coaching, creativity, writing
Most of us have an idea in our minds of a writer as someone who writes effortlessly, regularly, and has access to the Muse on demand. It can be hard to sit down and put words on a page when writing can feel stilted, clunky and artificial. Many of us secretly feel like...
Feb 11, 2013 | blogging, writing
I recently read a Facebook status update from my brother-in-law. He’s a fellow wordy type and his update read: Blogging is not writing, it’s graffiti with punctuation. Hmm. Interesting, I thought. I blog. It’s brought up some thoughts for me in the...
