As you’re well aware, there are basically two sides to being a writer. There’s the creative side, which allows us to tell stories and communicate in a way that connects. Then there is the business side, which enables us to create sustainable income in many different ways. Most of us gravitate toward the creative side … Read more
We’ve been talking about writing habits for the last few days. So far, we’ve covered six writing practices you can use to build a great writing habit. Today, we’re looking at Writing Habit #7: Take a walk to get your blood flowing. There is a lot of research showing the correlation between exercise and creativity. … Read more
We’ve been talking about writing habits for the last few days. Today, we’re going to dive into one of the hardest, yet most important, practices to develop when you’re building a writing habit. Here we go with #6: Keep writing even if you think it’s bad. Maybe this has happened to you: you write a … Read more
We’ve been talking about writing habits for the last few days. So far, we’ve covered several practices you can develop that will help you build that all-important writing habit. Today’s episode is for all the night owls… as well as the early birds… and everyone in between. Here’s Writing Habit #5: Figure out your most … Read more
We’ve been talking about writing habits for the last few days. Today’s tip is for all perfectionists out there… and when I say that, I’m also talking squarely to myself. Here’s Writing Habit #4: Write anyway! We writers dream of writing in a beach cabana with the wind softly tussling our hair. Or we dream … Read more
We’ve been talking about the importance of writing habits. So far, we’ve mentioned having a goal, as well as setting up a dedicated writing space for your writing. Today we’re diving into Habit #3: Build anchor rituals to develop your routine. “Anchor rituals” are just what they sound like. They are anchors to help signal to … Read more
We’ve just started a series on writing habits, and yesterday, we talked about writing habit #1, which is establishing a goal for your writing. If you haven’t listened to that episode, I encourage you to check it out. Today we’re going to talk about Habit #2: Set up a dedicated writing space that is free … Read more
We’re doing a short series on writing habits, and we’ve been talking about several practices to help you build a writing habit. Let’s dive in with Habit #1: Create a specific goal for your writing. If you hang around other writers long enough, you’ll hear a lot of talk about habits. However, the point of … Read more
One of the themes we frequently talk about on the Daily Writer Podcast, as well as the Daily Writer Club, is the reality that all authors are businesspeople. Anytime you provide a product or service in exchange for money, you have a business. This is especially true for those of us who write our own … Read more
We’re doing a short series on writing habits, and yesterday we talked about the pathway to your writing dreams, which is writing habits. You can have all the marketing skills in the world, all the business skills, all the opportunities… but without the writing habit to actually produce the work, none of those things will … Read more