My Plain Text Journey Continues!

Getting back with an old flame… After many trials, as documented in previous posts, I decided to abandon plain text. Perhaps I was throwing my toys out of the pram, but ironically, the simplest of document formats was causing me complicated issues. Or perhaps it wasn’t the document type, but how to use it. How I used … Continue reading My Plain Text Journey Continues!

Morning Pages… *When* Pages?!

Read on, or watch the video! Someone asked me a question recently. Do I have to write morning pages as soon as I get up in the morning? Or can I have breakfast or something like that before doing it? My view is the longer you leave it, the less likely it is that you’re … Continue reading Morning Pages… *When* Pages?!

How to Beat the Blank Page!

Read on or watch the video! Writing’s hard, but your message is just as valuable and valid as anybody else’s. That blank page is the start of a journey. And if you’re writing a novel, or even a short story or script, that journey can be a long one. So we need to know where … Continue reading How to Beat the Blank Page!

7 Writing Tips You Must Know!

You, as a writer, need certain tools. I’m going to share several golden nuggets with you that I’ve gleaned over the course of my career as a professional writer and editor. We’ll cover physical and emotional things, some practical techniques, and there’s at least one absolutely, must-have, non-negotiable essential. 1. Resilience So, you know that … Continue reading 7 Writing Tips You Must Know!

Achieve Your Goals!

Read on, or watch the video! We all want to achieve things. Success in a career. A relationship. A nice car or an apartment, something like that. But often we’re afraid to set those kind of goals because we’re scared of failure. If we don’t have a goal, we can’t fail to reach it. But … Continue reading Achieve Your Goals!

The DANGERS of Morning Pages!

Writer, beware! Writing morning pages is very popular. Many people get a lot from it, me included. There are lots of videos and articles about morning pages, and they are overwhelmingly positive. But there is something you need to be aware of when writing morning pages to help maintain good mental health. The advice when … Continue reading The DANGERS of Morning Pages!

Journaling for Beginners! ✍️

HOW to start and WHY you should bother! Read on, or watch the video! A lot of people are interested in journaling, but never get started. They worry that they might do it wrong, or they won’t be able to keep up the habit, or they’re not sure what they’ll get out of this journaling … Continue reading Journaling for Beginners! ✍️

How I used MORNING PAGES as a TOOL FOR CREATIVITY!

To write a story selected for a “Best of…” SF anthology Read on, or watch the video! ⬇️ 👍 Hi, folks đź‘‹. What we’re going to do today is talk a little bit more about morning pages and how they can help you in your creativity. A lot of people say, Julie Cameron included, I … Continue reading How I used MORNING PAGES as a TOOL FOR CREATIVITY!