WRITING PRACTICE

I’ve been waiting for the calm before I can write, like the calm before the storm. But that’s already here, and I’m still not writing. What if writing IS the calm?

What we need to remember is that encountering a roadblock is part of the journey—and this, of course, applies to writing as much as it does to our physical location.

Sometimes it might seem like the best writing advice you’ve ever heard conflicts with other advice that also makes sense. If you’re wondering how to tell when you should do which, this post offers some insight.

What do I mean by “checking in?” A check-in is a private conversation with yourself, preferably on paper; it’s giving yourself the opportunity to take stock of the highs and lows of your writing experience.

If you are interested in taking up your pen (again) to journal, step one is to determine what kind of journal you want to use. We’ve come a long way from the “Dear diary” days! Check out these five types of journals to keep.

The pandemic has changed what we mean by quality time...we might need to rethink our practices, reconsider how we apply our energy, and recommit to what is most important.

Think like a party planner and develop the who, what, where, when, and why to make quick progress on your work-in-progress.

You might hear these words used interchangeably, they are quite different and refer to two distinct stages of the creative process.

Shawna Ayoub knows we all get lost sometimes--and she brings three simple steps for pressing reset on your energy button to recover your sense of direction.

There is no right or wrong method of composition, but to help you decide which one works best for you, here are three considerations—plus some insight from the greats.