Bravery Test: Writing, Bob Ross, and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
It happened in almost every episode of The Joy of Painting, the PBS show featuring soft-spoken, be-fro’d landscapes painter Bob Ross: The “bravery test.”
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Category: Conquering Your Inner Critic
[Guest Post] Tips to Bring Back That Loving (Writing) Feeling
Are you in a dry spell? No passion, no connection, just dry ashes where a healthy fire used to burn?
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10 Affirmations You Need Right Now
This post originally appeared in October of 2013. As a writer, you’ve got a lot of outside forces conspiring to
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Thoughts on Lent’s Significance for Creative People with Trust Issues
When I was about ten years old, I told my mother that I was giving up broccoli for Lent.
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Writers, Make Your Doubt Your Mirror
If I told you that doubt could be a friend to your creative process, would you believe me? It’s true.
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4 Reasons We Should Stop Comparing Ourselves to Other Writers
If you’re reading this post, the odds that you have at least one social media account are pretty decent. And
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6 Thoughts About Writers and Word Counts: Frenemies Forever
NaNoWriMo is a distant-yet-traumatizing memory for most of us as we move further into January, but the subject of word
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Put Down the Red Pen: How to Know When It’s Time to Stop Editing, and Send It In Already
Want to be absolutely sure your piece is done, and ready to be published, sent in, judged or otherwise digested
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How to Kick Your Inner Editor to the Curb Until You Finish Your Draft
Your inner editor can be your best writing ally, keeping your ego in check and your writing from becoming a
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The One Key Difference Between Being Lazy and Being Burned Out
Has your writing recently hit a speedbump? Is your output suffering for some reason? Like, you’ve got ideas but ugh. The
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