Last month I shared how I had been struggling to establish a daily writing practice. It’s a goal that I’d put on my monthly project list again and again but never seem […]
Writing
A SMART Goal Is a Meaningful One
Is anyone else still in denial that it’s April? In a recent Pulse, our newsletter, Charlie talked about his desire to skip over April 1st to avoid unnecessary April Fools’ jokes. The […]
Stuck on the Intro? Write it Last.
Don’t let the blank screen and ghosts of deleted intro paragraphs haunt you and keep you stuck. You don’t have to start writing from your intro; you can start in the middle […]
Four Ways to Make Your About Page Work For You
Would it surprise you to learn that for most websites, the “About Page” is the second-most-visited page on the site (right after the main page)? It was a surprise to me when […]
How to Juggle Your Creative Projects Around Family Life
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ali Luke. It can be tough to make the space and find the energy for creative projects at the best of times. But when you […]
5 Easy Ways to Write About Your Problems (and Start Solving Them)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ali Luke. Do you ever find yourself going over the same problem — again and again — inside your head? Maybe you’re in your 50s […]
How to Make Progress on Your Big Goals with Daily Commitments
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Todd Henry of Accidental Creative. It’s tempting to believe that accomplishing your goals is about big efforts and huge wins. In reality, it’s more […]
Do You Need to Redefine Your Writing Productivity?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Cynthia Morris. Writing is an odd art form. Putting our thoughts into words on the page can take a long time. And if we’re working […]
What Finishing My Book Taught Me About My Demotivation to Blog
Finishing my book has taught me a lot about writing and blogging. The most important lesson is that I love writing and that my days are best when I’ve done some deep […]
7 Ways to Start Writing to Improve Your Productivity
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Nancy Seibel. Even with the clearest of goals and intentions, I find that it’s all too easy to get distracted and end up accomplishing very […]
Why You Should Write a Book (or Booklet) to Build Your Brand and Your Business
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Chris O’Byrne. Building a personal brand is one of the best ways to build your business. Most people think that building a brand is […]
Rally Your Courage to Write Your Book
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Cynthia Morris, excerpted from her upcoming book, The Busy Woman’s Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book. Oh, the heady excitement of your book idea! […]
How I Learned to Love Binge-Writing (and How it Could Work for You Too)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ali Luke. Back before I had kids, I had a clear idea of how best to write fiction. Ideally, I liked having a solid […]
How to Use Medium to Kickstart Your Writing Right Now
Lots of people want to start blogging or sharing their writing online but never start because they get stuck on a bunch of questions that seem really important but ultimately don’t matter […]
Blog Commenting Isn’t Dead — It’s Different
Nadia Bracken joined an inner dialogue I’ve been having for the last week or so when she posted the following in the Creative Giant Campfire yesterday: Takeaway Thursday Ya’ll — are blogging comments dead? […]
How Hero Stories Discourage Us from Being Virtuous
Hero stories are stories about what it means to be a good person in a given society. A hero’s circumstances and responses are extreme not just so that the stories are compelling […]
Free Your Trapped Content
Charlie Gilkey shared a great concept with our BOOST coaching group the other week. He talked about how all business owners have a gold mine of “trapped content” – things we’ve already […]
Procrastinating on a Writing Project? Use the 300-Words Trick
There’s something about writing that makes it especially easy to procrastinate, even when you’re motivated to do it. An email conversation with a reader got me thinking more about this.
If you’ve ever procrastinated or felt stuck on a writing project, you’ve most likely felt like you don’t have enough time to write or you don’t know what to write about. This trick solves both problems.