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Is Your Subconscious Messing with Your Writing Identity?

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:18:41 +0000

When does negative self-talk shift from a conversation to an identity? How do writers end up sabotaging themselves via their own subconscious? Read on!

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How to Manage Emotions Through Writing

Guest Blogger — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:41:00 +0000

Writing takes time, effort, research, digging through memories, skill, emotion, and, possibly, even a little bit of your soul. Use your writing for self-care.

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Writing Blues: Get Inspired During After-Holiday Lows

Kris Maze — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:13:00 +0000

The holiday blues are a shared experience for many. Engaging in joyful activities outside of writing can contribute to an improved mood.

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Writers: Are you taking care of yourself?

Guest Blogger — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 08:48:00 +0000

A good, solid balance between writing and your physical, mental, and spiritual health can save you from fatigue, writer’s block, and broken relationships.

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The Case for Slowing Down and Self-Care

Guest Blogger — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:55:00 +0000

Creatives feel the push to produce and hustle culture says we always have to be productive. Amy reminds us that self-care is as important as productivity.

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Here Be Monsters: Writers Beware!

Guest Blogger — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:29:00 +0000

Writing coach and psychologist, Margie Lawson, shares faulty thinking that can derail writers and knock them off their upward trajectory.

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Writer Warnings: Steps to Avoid the Dreaded Burnout

Kris Maze — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:40:39 +0000

Are you in a creative slump? You could be experiencing either Writing Block or Burnout. Both make a serious impact on writing, but one is longer lasting.

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Wrangling Your Writer Demons In 4 Steps

Guest Blogger — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:05:18 +0000

Uber-editor, Tiffany Yates Martin, tackles the most common demons that slay writers, with actionable tips on overcoming them. (You can do it!)

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Coming Out of Hibernation

Guest Blogger — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:31:00 +0000

Eldred Bird shares lifestyle tips about how writers can be more creative.
So, now that things are opening up, how do we pull out of the funk and get the creativity flowing again? Here are a few ideas that seem to work for him.

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5 Steps to Better Writer Self-Care

Kris Maze — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 07:10:42 +0000

Kris Maze shares five (5) practices for Writer Self Care that can make a difference for your writing career. In the meantime,e gentle and tend to your most important creative tool - your well-being!

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