HOW TO OVERCOME THE FEAR OF WRITING

HOW TO OVERCOME THE FEAR OF WRITING

As writers, we face some of our worst fears when it comes to writing.  Fear is a fight-or-flight response, a negative sensation, or a panic reaction induced by the perception of threat. Studies indicate that we’re born with only two fears: the fear of loud noises and...
DEVELOP A CONSISTENT WRITING ROUTINE – PART 3

DEVELOP A CONSISTENT WRITING ROUTINE – PART 3

Consistent writing practice is one in which you not only make writing a daily habit but also find joy and fulfillment as you do. In this blog, I discuss the process that closes the final gap in the process of creating a daily writing practice. This is Part 3 of the...
DEVELOP A CONSISTENT WRITING ROUTINE – PART 2

DEVELOP A CONSISTENT WRITING ROUTINE – PART 2

A consistent writing routine may take some time and patience to develop but once you have a system that works for you, you’ll see that it requires very little effort to sustain. This is Part 2 of the daily writing practice series. We all have good writing days and bad...
DEVELOP A CONSISTENT WRITING ROUTINE – PART 1

DEVELOP A CONSISTENT WRITING ROUTINE – PART 1

Several years ago, I struggled with building a consistent writing routine. Every time I’d sit down to write, I’d either not have the words, or spend too much time on every sentence that I wrote. There came a time when my writing was painfully slow and frustrating. I...
3 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR FICTION WRITING

3 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR FICTION WRITING

“If you want to become a good writer, you’ve got to read a lot of books,” a writer will tell you. But there are other things a writer could also do to improve his writing. Nobody starts out as a great fiction writer or any sort of artist, to begin with. We...