Have you ever had the urge to write but didn’t know what to write? Were you looking at the blinking cursor or empty page in front of you, feeling like you were creatively constipated? Finding inspiration for writing can seem like an impossible task at those times. If that sounded like you, just know there’s […]
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Have you ever considered that maybe good story ideas escape you because you’re not actually prepared for them? That might be a radical idea, but don’t worry, with these tips you’ll never be caught unprepared by an amazing story idea again. Be committed to write when you find good story ideas If internet memes are
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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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There are so many things that writers can do instead of writing – some of them actually useful. Although I don’t want you to get sucked into browsing Pinterest for hours and kidding yourself that it counts as writing, learning how to make a moodboard for your novel can be a useful and inspiring exercise.
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I’ve always loved writing and never felt like I needed a special reason to do it, but I’ve realised there are loads of people who still hesitate. I genuinely believe writing belongs to everyone, so I compiled this list of 50 reasons to write – you can use any of them as an excuse to
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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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In my opinion, the best tool a writer can have is looking at life and the world in a way that other people might not even consider. But how do you learn to do that if you don’t already know how? Fortunately, it’s a skill like any other, and today we’re going to talk about
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Creative work can sometimes feel like actual work, which is something I personally try to avoid as much as I can. (Avoiding the feeling, that is, not work.) But although I’d love to work on my creative business 24/7 if I didn’t need to sleep, I still sometimes fall short of the actual creativity, like
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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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