We’ve been talking about the importance of writing habits. On the last couple of daily episodes, we’ve mentioned having a goal, as well as setting up a dedicated writing space for your writing. Today, we’re diving into practice #3: Build anchor rituals to develop your routine. “Anchor rituals” are just what they sound like. They … Read more
Kent talks to speaker, author, and ideapreneur Terry Weaver about the awesome power of collaboration and how to bring people together to create something magical. We also chat about the origin and creative thinking behind his amazing conference called “The Thing.” Make sure to grab your tickets for the next The Thing event in Orlando … Read more
We’ve just started a series on writing habits here on the podcast, and yesterday we talked about writing habits practice #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 practice #2: Set up a dedicated … Read more
One of the biggest challenges for writers, especially at the beginning of your journey or career, is dealing with the feeling that you have to write about everything. After all, you have so many things you want to share! So many life experiences! So many things you’re learning now! So much happening in the world … Read more
When you’re passionate about what you do, it’s hard to stop. Ask any writer who loves writing and they can attest that it can be hard to let your foot off the gas pedal and take a break. It’s especially hard when you value and practice a writing habit. And like all habits, if practiced … Read more
Do you know that feeling when you’re at a social gathering and people have divided into small groups? Every group is talking about a different topic and no matter what group you gravitate to, it seems like you don’t have much to add to the conversation. So, you hang back. You pretend to go get … Read more
The writer Matthew Kelly said, “It is important to understand that you are not writing a story or a book, or a sentence or a paragraph. You are writing a body of work. Whatever you are writing today is just one small part of that body of work.” This helps take the pressure off because … Read more
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to do a series of conversations focused around mental health for writers. Everybody knows mental health is important, and we see lots of signs of depression, burnout, frustration, anger, and even increasing rates of suicide in society. Writers are not immune to those forces. In many ways, perhaps … Read more
As writers, sometimes we see another person’s success and believe we should have it as well. But when you stop and think about it, the logic doesn’t add up. Creativity is like a thumbprint. Everyone has creative gifts (whether they realize it or not), and everyone has something unique to offer the world. Creativity is like … Read more
One of the reasons why we sometimes get stuck in our writing is that we see how much there is left to do. Let’s say you’re writing a 750-word blog post. You would typically write this in sections—an introduction, two or three main points, and a conclusion or call to action. So really, this is … Read more