This year, I am practicing more self-care while focusing on one writing project at a time.
Tag: anxiety
How Turning 30 Has Put My Writing Life into Perspective
My latest birthday has been a reminder that writing is inevitably tied to other aspects of my life, for better or worse.
How to Prevent Stress from Interfering with Your Writing
For years, stress prevented me from becoming the writer I wanted to be. In this post, I share some strategies that have worked to minimize stress in my everyday life.
Using Journaling as a Writing Tool
I have written in a journal, diary, notebook - what I call it depends on my mood that day - off and on since I was seven years old, which is when I received my first journal as a Christmas gift. It was one of those simple kids' diaries with a plastic flowery cover and… Continue reading Using Journaling as a Writing Tool
Why I No Longer Believe in Writer’s Block
Until recently, I believed in the concept of writer's block. Since I was young, I had heard people mention the artistic frustration writers get when they cannot find inspiration for their work and are subsequently unable to write. Writer's block is represented in a scene in Big Fish where Steve Buscemi's character, the poet Norther… Continue reading Why I No Longer Believe in Writer’s Block
