by christawojo@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2019 | Dear Writer
Dear writer, Is your brain refusing to cooperate with you? Do you ever feel foggy or scatterbrained? Have you tried mental performance enhancers? Here are a few: Coffee: The most obvious choice and the fuel for many writers.Bulletproof coffee (coffee blended with...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Apr 28, 2019 | Dear Writer
Dear Writer, Are you avoiding a certain story? Yeah, you know the one. That messy jumble of words fermenting in your computer. The one you wrote in a manic whirlwind, salivating and wild eyed. The one that you just read and makes you want to cry. The first draft of...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Apr 27, 2019 | Dear Writer
Dear Writer, Is it all work and no play until you hit the bestsellers list? What about your small victories? It’s important to enjoy the journey to publication and celebrate our wins along the way—whether it’s a new story idea, a 2,000 word sprint, or the...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2019 | Dear Writer
Have you ever gotten halfway through writing a story and reached a dead zone? No matter what you did, you couldn’t get past it and just gave up? If you really didn’t think it was worth finishing (I mean, I don’t believe it, but it could happen), don’t trash it. It may...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Apr 25, 2019 | Dear Writer
Dear Writer, Are you afraid of running out of ideas? Don’t worry, the ideas will come. Create a space for them and they will fill it. Begin typing until something pops up. It might take one or two pages. It might be days or weeks. Trust the process. Keep going....
by christawojo@gmail.com | Apr 24, 2019 | Dear Writer
Dear writer, Writing involves sitting and concentrating for hours at a time. Back aches, numb bottoms, and carpal tunnel syndrome can be distracting. One of the best ways to avoid these problems is to do exercise BEFORE you sit down to write. Yoga was developed to...
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