Life outside reading and writing books matters, too. These posts talk about things like mental health struggles and balancing your regular life with your writer life.
I have to start with a confession – despite my ADHD, I don’t actually have a big problem with staying focused on writing. Besides crocheting and video games, it’s pretty much the only thing that I never get bored of. I’m not as lucky with most other things, however, and I hate how many activities […]
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Writers and other creatives can be great at coming up with compelling stories, but when are we approaching our own lives with the same care and innovation? Did you just say “huh??” That’s okay! I’m here to give you some tips on how to really embody that main character energy when you’re a writer or
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Pals, it’s time for some tough love. We’ve talked about mental health for creatives before and about taking care of your physical health when you’re a writer, but I feel like there’s still something I need to say. You’re struggling with your creativity because your priorities are wrong and you suck at self-care. If you’re
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I was 30 years old when I found out I wasn’t lazy and lacking discipline. I have ADHD. All my life I had struggled with getting things started, or alternatively, starting twenty different things and never finishing anything. It wasn’t until I realised there was nothing wrong with me that I started to explore ways
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It should be no surprise to anyone that there’s a relationship between creativity and mental health. A relationship where the former suffers when the latter is down. Still, I bet you’ve seen a movie or two with a character who is scared of “getting cured” from their depression because they might lose their artistic abilities.
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You know what’s lame about being an adult besides having to pretend to be listening when someone talks about mortgages and not finding light-up sneakers in your size? The expectation that all your hobbies and interests have to be useful and get you somewhere and that you can’t just like something without having to be
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I fully admit that I’m a homebody and an introvert. I like comfort and peace. Still, this year has been lacking adventure for me, and let’s be clear on what kind of adventure I’m talking about. I want Anne of Green Gables adventure, I want Little House on the Prairie adventure (easy on the typhus
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