How to Write Productively After You Come Home From the Office It isn’t always easy to sit down and write productively after a full day’s work. Often my clients tell me they’re tired –- understandably so. Commutes, team meetings and hours spent writing, analyzing, pitching, proofing or planning…all these activities often demand significant physical, intellectual […]
In today’s video tip, I offer you a new perspective on productive writing. So often, we focus on what we need to do. In today’s tip, I share with you the one thing you need to give up: “Let This Go and Watch Your Productivity Soar” In other news, I’ll be publishing my newsletter on Tuesdays, […]
What’s underneath your unproductive habits? Last week we talked about the perils of living and working by Cruise Control. Today I’m going to introduce you to the 2nd most common “stuck syndrome” I see in my coaching practice. 2 Kinds of Stuck (part 2) Stuck Syndrome #2 – Start, Stall, Stop. Have you got an […]
What’s underneath your unproductive habits? This week and next, I’m going to give you an introduction to two of the most common “stuck syndromes” I see in my coaching practice. 2 Kinds of Stuck Stuck Syndrome #1 – “Cruise Control” An aspiring writer I’ll call “James” came to me for coaching a few years ago. […]
How’s your week so far? How are you feeling? I’m curious. Since Monday… Have you spent a moment drenched in wonder? Have you surrended your time to a story, a song or a true feeling, and if yes, did you allow it to press beautifully, deeply into the heart of you? Did you nourish your […]
“It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.” – Rebecca West Well that’s a bit of a tall order…isn’t it? Yet this week, during my coaching calls, several of my writer-clients had big breakthroughs along these lines… One writer reclaimed a deep passion […]
“You’re imperfect and wired for struggle,” says Brene Brown, “but you are worthy…” You are worthy. Stop for a moment. Pretend you believe “I am worthy, just as I am.” Pretend you believe it down to your bones. Now will you show up differently in the world? More confident? Visible? Unapologetic? For those of you […]
“We don’t live in eternity,” says Marie Beynon Ray — “Begin doing what you want to do now… “We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.” We don’t live in eternity. If you feel the truth of this sentence down to your bones, this tells me […]
One blustery afternoon in Asheville, North Carolina, while walking to lunch with friends, I turned a corner and encountered a gust of wind so strong that I had to grab a nearby street pole to keep my feet on the ground. I was freaked out! Afterwards, I got to thinking… That wind I experienced was […]
My father’s from a farming family in Southern Ohio. I never lived there, but growing up, we made annual pilgrimage to visit my cousins and the cornfields. This past weekend was our annual family reunion. One of the highlights for me, besides hugging on my many cousins and watching my 8-year-old daughter bond with my […]
“To fear is one thing,” says Katherine Paterson, author of Jacob I Have Loved. “To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.” Isn’t that the truth? The Many Faces of Fear I coach a lot of different writers in my practice. Many writers I work with are degreed, self-aware […]
Are you too busy to write? Allow me to share a few of my clients’ accomplishments from the past two weeks to inspire you. One of my writer-clients, a professional and parent of young kids, reclaimed a productive hour of writing before work. Another writer-client, passionate about basketball, returned to playing her beloved sport after […]
I know you’re busy. I hear that you think you need someone to “kick your butt” so you can get your writing done. I’m not convinced that’s all you need, though. Not if you’re someone who wants to feel more energized, happy, empowered and whole. Watch today’s video for more on the topic: With love […]
I can’t tell you how many free-thinking, intelligent, accomplished writers I meet who struggle with their productivity style: They think “real writers” always write earlier in the day. They believe the best fiction writers structure their novels in advance. They think they shouldn’t struggle, or get stuck, or write slow sometimes. Oh, my. May I […]
After a lazy morning with my family last Sunday, I decided to do a little writing. “I’m going to take 25 minutes of computer time now,” I chirped. (Sometimes I choose to keep the fact that I’m writing to myself. Can you relate?) My family did pretty well with this announcement. I wrote. My seven-year-old […]
