by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart In May I bought a new mountain bike. The old one (an ancient Schwinn that wasn’t so grand to start with) finally breathed its last …
Learning How to Overcome Discouragement
By Mandy Boerma, @mandyboerma Hours alone with nothing but time to work on your story. A piping hot cup of coffee, a handful of chocolate or a salty snack—sounds like …
STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!
(If this post looks familiar, it’s because it had gone live right before our website crashed the week of April 18th. We decided to repost it to make sure all …
Five Ways to Boost Your Creativity
by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites If you find yourself feeling tight and tense when you sit down to write, it might be that your sympathetic nervous system is activated. It’s the fight-flight-freeze …
There’s No Such Thing as Growing Pains
By Lisa Phillips, @LisaPhillipsbks The life of a writer can be a rocky one. Most of us are now uncomfortably familiar with rejection. Or watching others succeed while we await …