April is notorious for fooling us. It starts out with April Fool’s Day practical jokes and is followed by spring-winter-summer-spring weather. We think it is springtime and summer-like temperatures show up. The weekend after we put all the sweaters away in the attic, it snows. Unpredictable weather shows up in every area of our lives, including our writing journey. Don’t be fooled into not living your dream. This month we’re going to uncover some of the root beliefs and challenges we face and learn ways to overcome them in your writing life. No foolin’! So grab your life and let’s take a walk. We’re naturally drawn to bright, shiny objects. We see something that glitters and we simply must have it. I saw a computer mouse the other day that […]
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Spring into Action, Part Five: Hoe Your Row
This has been a great month of planting seeds. Hopefully, you’ve taken the time to do that and you have some momentum going. It’s easier for a moving object to continue moving than for a stationary object to try to start moving. So, don’t stop. Keep moving forward. Hoe your row. You want to care for your emotional garden so that you will have healthy emotions, and plenty of them. In this extra Saturday in March, let’s wrap this lesson up by me giving you a few tips on things you can do to keep your emotions healthy, particularly as you write. Remember that writers can be very sensitive and that may cause you to feel things more deeply than others would. When you feel those negative emotions, you must […]
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A Love Affair with Your Writing, Part Two: Dinner and Roses
Remember the first time you gave or received flowers, or the first time you went on a dinner date? Sweaty palms, flushed cheeks, awkward conversation… wishing the night would never end while hoping it will be over quickly so you could stop holding your breath. I bet you wouldn’t trade those moments for anything. And what about today? Perhaps on Valentine’s Day, your lover will give you roses and plan the most romantic dinner. They will sweep you off your feet. . . again. You’ll feel the warmth of the flame of their undying love for you. You’ll feel safe. Secure. Loved. Ahh… life doesn’t get much better than that. So, what if the love of your life put your romantic dinner and flowers or chocolates on their to-do list? […]
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