What to Do When Your Draft Genuinely Sucks
Image by Anuj Chawla from PixabayEvery writer I know understands that producing a book–or even an article or blog post–is a process. It’s rare for people to spew one version of something, hit publish, and...
The Ultimate Writer Self-Care Checklist
Image by Victoria_Borodinova from PixabayWriting tends to be a pretty lonely and thankless job. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value, and it certainly doesn’t mean that you can’t practice self-care so that everything...
How to Keep Gratitude Journaling from Totally Sucking
Image by Kranich17 from PixabayYou don’t have to look very far to find the benefits of gratitude journaling — stress reduction, for example. But if you don’t approach it the right way, then keeping this...
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It
Photo by WangXuefei on Pixabay Being a real wordsmith means that each time you pick up a pencil or sit down at your keyboard, what flows out comes from your own mind and heart. Sure,...
4 Ways to Spot a Bad Writing Client
Image by SarahRichterArt on Pixabay In an ideal world, every writing client you have would be the most perfect, honest, well-paying person on the planet. To borrow from the Horton Hears a Who film, they would all...
To Get Paid for Writing, Embrace These Habits
Photo by Brett_Hondow on Pixabay Ever been anxious about how or when you'll get paid as a writer? Me, too. As I write this, current clients owe me almost $2,000. This represents work spanning over...
Writing Ideas: Are You Jotting Yours Down?
Image by stux on Pixabay In a perfect world, your brain would be like the laptop you use. It easily would capture all of your brilliant writing ideas for future sorting and elaboration. But alas,...
3 Writing Lessons from “A Christmas Carol”
Image by Prawny on Pixabay Some works of literature are so monumental that it’s almost difficult to imagine that they once didn’t exist. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a perfect example. This work can make your work...
