Lamott’s advice is still about producing a draft, about writing something that will eventually become your finished piece. It’s output-focused: write badly now, edit later. Useful, yes. But what I’m suggesting for when you need a radical motivation boost is different. I’m talking about forgetting drafts altogether for the moment. No beginning, middle, or end. No sense of what this will become. Just pure exploration and play. Write with no destination in mind at all.
Category Archives: writing mindset
Why am I not writing?
Monday morning: a client began our session with ‘I know you’re not my therapist, but…’.
That’s right. I am NOT a therapist and nor do I try to be. But sometimes we need to explore the reasons that the writing isn’t happening (maybe now is not the time to write). Or why the words are flowing but just not getting out the door (often the hardest part).
How to write a unique nonfiction book. Or, ‘Help! Someone has already written my book’
The more you can position your nonfiction book in the wider conversation, the better.
How do I get over the fear of sharing my writing?(Or what if someone’s already written a book about my topic?)
Have you ever noticed that the people who are most critical aren’t the ones out there doing their thing? They’re probably the ones sitting at home scrolling social.
Why a vision board isn’t the answer to finishing your book (or why habits trump goals).
Do you have writing dates? Why a vision board isn’t the answer to finishing your book (or why habits trump goals).
Successful writers know that it’s not about the critics
Watch this talk from Brené Brown, expert on courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy, to understand why it’s not about winning, it’s not about losing, but it’s about showing up and being seen. It’s about stepping into the arena.