I think of 2013 as “The Year I Learned To Accept Publishing For What It Is (and to stop whining about it)”, and that year held a lot of rough, pretty low patches for me. I wasn’t the only one. In fact, if you do a quick scan of blogs from other authors in my […]
As promised for NaNoWriMo, I’m organizing all my past content so that YOU can more easily find what you’re looking for. During week 1, I covered A Writer’s Basic Toolbox, and in week 2, I dug deeper into the more advanced tools at a writer’s disposal. Week 3 was for The Productive Writer, and this week, we’re moving onto fear, writer’s block, and […]
Hello, Dear Readers! I’m back from my desert adventure and am now a Real Adult (as marked by turning 30). Huzzah! More importantly, I’m returned to the blog so we can continue the Increase Your Writing Productivity blog series. If you’re just joining the series, then make sure you read the earlier posts so that today’s makes […]
Ah, routine. The second step on the Productivity Pyramid. In case you’re new to the series, you can learn more here: The Productivity Pyramid The Power of Ritual Now back to routine. I almost made this the base of the Productivity Pyramid because it can be so powerful for productivity–and not just creative productivity, but for all […]
Last week, I introduced my Productivity Pyramid (that isn’t a pyramid at all, but I just can’t let go of the lovely alliteration from 2 p’s, you know?). This week, I’m focusing on what I think is the most important part of that pyramid–the base upon which all the other R-words are built. Yeah, that’s […]
As promised in the FRAB to Fab series on my personal blog, I’m doing a spin-off series on increasing your writing productivity. Today is an introduction to what I call the Productivity Pyramid…Except that it’s not really a pyramid at all, but rather an upside-down triangle (as you can see below). STILL, you get the idea. […]
As I promised last week, we are finally going to befriend the FRABs (Fear-Related Artistic Blocks) for good. No more yelling at them or shoving the poor guys aside–we’re hugging them close this week. In fact, we’re not just embracing our FRABs, we’re going to learn from them and use them as fuel in our […]
In case you missed the first parts in this series on overcoming artistic blocks, here are the links: From FRAB to Fab (part 1): the oft-forgotten culprit behind writer’s block From FRAB to Fab (part 2): finding the fears that hold you back Read them first, and then come back here. 🙂 So as I […]
Last Monday, I introduced the nasty FRAB–or Fear-Related Artistic Block. A lot of you responded well–either in the comments, via twitter, or by email. Thank you for all your replies. It honestly bolsters ME to know that I’m not alone with these nasty ol’ FRABs, and your personal stories and feedback also help me guide how […]
I’m back! Happy 2013, everyone! I had an excellent (and incredibly productive) holiday season, and I am just so excited to tackle this new year. As I promised back in December, I’ve been working on a series of blog posts that specifically address the “fear factor” in writer’s block. I feel pretty awful for not […]