Overcoming the dreaded Should | Writers In The Storm https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Sun, 10 May 2026 03:42:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg Overcoming the dreaded Should | Writers In The Storm https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 The Ghost in the Machine (Inherited Creative Blocks) https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/05/the-ghost-in-the-machine-inherited-creative-blocks/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/05/the-ghost-in-the-machine-inherited-creative-blocks/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 08:05:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=57088 Beyond the Muse and the Editor echo other voices. Are your creative blocks yours, or are they inherited "shoulds"? It’s time to reclaim your fire.

The post The Ghost in the Machine (Inherited Creative Blocks) first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2026/05/the-ghost-in-the-machine-inherited-creative-blocks/feed/ 30 Sometimes it's more important NOT to do that good thing https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/05/sometimes-its-more-important-not-to-do-that-good-thing/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/05/sometimes-its-more-important-not-to-do-that-good-thing/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 08:16:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=49525 Our writing profession is full of Shoulds. Some advice is good, and most of it is good for someone. But the question is: Is it good for you?

The post Sometimes it's more important NOT to do that good thing first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/05/sometimes-its-more-important-not-to-do-that-good-thing/feed/ 30 Why You and Your Characters Deserve some Ikigai https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/11/why-you-and-your-characters-deserve-some-ikigai/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/11/why-you-and-your-characters-deserve-some-ikigai/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:07:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=46460 A post about how we can get some ikigai in our writing lives, and also use the obstacles on own journey toward happiness for our characters.

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