How to start writing
I use journaling to improve my writing which is why I mention journaling in nearly every blog post. I talk about journaling a lot because I want to share what has helped me so that everyone else can benefit. And I am not the only one. A lot of people are talking about journaling. But even though it might feel like the latest fad, journaling and keeping a diary has been around for a long time. The Egyptians have been documented as …
When you are trying to write getting any words down on the page can feel like a real challenge. This is where journaling prompts can help. Many people enjoy journaling and there are a lot of benefits to journaling regularly. Sitting down regularly and journaling can set up a writing habit that is sustainable. I wrote more about the benefits of journaling here and the different types of journaling here. But journaling is not always easy. Even if we are only writing …
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There are lots of journaling techniques to choose from. The most important part of journaling is that you do it. How often and what it looks like is completely up to you. Getting used to regularly sitting down and producing words will always help your writing. Journaling is a great way to get to know yourself better which will also help your writing. There are lots of benefits to journaling, such as mental health and physical health. I wrote more about the …
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I talk a lot about journaling and how beneficial journaling is for writers. But I have been keeping a diary in various forms since I was young so journaling is not hard for me. But when you are interested in the idea of journaling to help your writing there are so many options and methods of journaling for writers that it can be possible to be paralysed by choice. How can journaling help your writing? Writing is a skill. So the more …
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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? …
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 …
I am not going to be talking about grammar, spellings or sentence structure. I am not going to talk about plot or if you should be planning or ‘pantsing’ your novel. These are not mistakes. These are all just part of the writing process. So I do not consider these mistakes. Why is it important to learn from your mistakes? Mistakes are a way of letting us know that we have more to learn. For me I am reframing this to look …
Is fear the reason you are not writing? Are you letting fear bully you out of writing? As someone who spent way too long waiting to write or struggling to write my biggest breakthrough came when I acknowledged my fears. I want to help you understand how fear could be affecting your writing Fear of Success It took me a long time to realise that I was afraid of success. It was a deeply hidden fear, but I was afraid that if …
The need to be ‘perfect’ stopped me from writing sooner. As a recovering perfectionist I want to show you how it held me back. The need to be ‘perfect’ has gotten in the way of completing almost any task I have ever undertaken. It was when I began to let go of my perfectionism that my life began to get better and I also started to write more. I want to help you recognise perfectionism, how it shows up and how to …
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I am not going to tell you to redecorate or the ten-point plan guaranteed to produce a masterpiece. The reason this is such a popular topic is because there are so many variables. I am going to help you set up your environment to support your writing. I would often blame my surroundings, the time of day, the bright light – almost anything as the reason why it was difficult to write. I had to change this way of thinking to increase the …
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