Month: June 2021

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Summer means better weather, more outdoor activities and also more distractions. Writing during the summer means navigating these distractions. This usually means a readjustment of your writing routine. Decide on your priorities Understand where your priorities lie for you. If you are burnt out then spending time with people could be what you need as motivation to write. Or, if spending time around people is what is draining your energy then taking a holiday on your own could be what you need. …

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Taking a break can be hard. Especially if you are feeling the pressure to get more writing done. But rest is a very important step in being able to write.  In our society the hustle and grind culture is strong. It can be hard not to feel like you should be writing every time you have 5 minutes. When you tell someone that you write they often ask ‘when is the book out?’ When can I buy your book in a shop? …

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I have written a lot here about how fear can slow down or prevent you from writing. But what is fear? Why do we experience it? Knowing how our bodies react to fear can help you understand it and stop it from affecting your writing. Fear is not a nice sensation to experience. It makes us vulnerable and we feel like we are in danger. Fear becomes a problem when it prevents us from doing something that we really want to do. Like …

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Increasing creativity sounds like creativity is a dial and all you have to do is turn up the dial and creativity levels are increased. Well, if that image works for you it is not too far off. I have written here about how creativity is not a mystical process. When you understand what affects creativity then you are able to control your creativity levels. Like anything to do with the human brain, there will be times when it is very difficult and …

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A look at the life of James Joyce, his writing and personal life through the lens of a beginning writer. There is a poster of James Joyce that was on the wall of a lot of classrooms in Irish schools. I saw it many times as I sat daydreaming in class. That black and white photograph has imprinted in my brain as the ideal image of a writer.  But a photograph and a list of his written works can never show the …

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Some successful creatives – artists, authors, etc. make creativity sound like some magical, mystical event that only a lucky few are even able to experience, never mind interpreting what the muse tells them. I think creativity is more accessible than that. And it is a bigger part of our lives than many people presume. I want to demystify creativity so that it does not become a mental block that stops you from writing. Everyday Creativity Psychology Today includes  the ‘daily acts of …

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