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Embrace Anti-hustle Culture
Let’s play a game. Has this ever been you?. 👉🏻 felt guilty or anxious for taking a day (or week or month) off writing? 👉🏻 felt ashamed or worries what people [...]
Overcoming Perfectionism
We’re told that perfectionism is a good thing. We’re told it’s a trait to brag about when we’re in a job interview to showcase just how hardworking and detail-oriented we are. We’ve [...]
Healing From Burnout
Burnout sucks. It’s an unrelenting exhaustion that has you feeling completely zapped of energy. Your creativity, which has been running on fumes for miles, has officially petered out in the middle of [...]
Toxic positivity in your writing life
Toxic positivity is crippling your writing life. There's a belief becoming more pervasive in the writing community that you must always stay positive and never let anything negative affect you or [...]
Where to Start Your Story
You’ve built out your characters and their backgrounds. You know the major plot points of your story. You’re ready to start drafting the [...]
Writing Dialogue That Feels Natural
Writers often strive to make dialogue sound real. But the truth is that realistic dialogue (aka, dialogue you [...]
Top 5 Reasons Stories Fall Flat (+ how to fix them!)
When stories fall flat, it’s often because readers are missing something. Even if they don’t consciously recognize it, [...]
