I originally wrote this post a couple of years ago for a different blog I had started. It was called Blue Mood, and it was
Category: Therapy for Writers
Growth Mindset for Writers
It’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest. – Alfred Binet, inventor of the IQ test As I’m
Overcoming Negative Feedback
I had a fellow writer email me not that long ago. She’d just found out that she didn’t finalise in a competition and was feeling
Therapy for Writers: The Origin of Your Inner Editor
I have an inner editor. She keeps up an inner monologue in my head when I’m writing – usually the whole time. When I’m thinking
When Life Gets You Down: Therapy For Writers
I’m going to wager that many, no most, writers have some strong commonalities. We all have responsibilities outside of our writing. Pretty much every one
Therapy for Writers: Overcoming the Rejection Letter
Following on from last week’s blog, where literary agent Mark Gottlieb answered some questions on ‘Why did I get a no?’, I wanted to discuss
Therapy for Writers: Dealing with Perfectionism
The perfectionism trap is easy to fall into. We live in a culture that’s all about success and achievement, and the writing world is no
