You have a choice of taking Discover Your Way Around the Writer’s Block as an in-person class at the Loft starting October 30 or as an online class starting February 25. To take full advantage of having the AWB book available for the first time in either version, I’m revising the class materials and exercises … More To Fight Resistance In-person or Online, That Is the New Question
World-class athletes agree that the mental game is key to winning. Overcoming writer’s block and other forms of writing resistance is key to winning the writer’s mental game. This blog, the Around the Writer’s Block book and AWB classes give you a significant edge in this part of the game. I’ve invested years teaching and … More Winning the Writer’s Mental Game
One of my mentors once told me “You can’t start doing what you don’t know how to do until you stop doing what you do know how to do.” I’ve stopped chasing what’s urgent (which I know how to do far too well) so that I can start learning how to identify what it truly … More Break the Urgency-Induced Block
Does your writing have unexplained bumps and bruises? Does it frequently “lose” its lunch money and have to settle for the dregs of your time and attention? It is always shoved into last place in the queue? If you habitually bounce from one urgency to another, your writing will suffer. If you pay attention to … More Is Your Writing the Victim of the Urgency Bully?
Just over a week ago, my mom had a stress test that indicated she might have a few minor blockages. She went in for an angiogram anticipating she might need an angioplasty or perhaps a stint. When I checked in that afternoon, my brother told me our mom needed bypass surgery for three significant blockages. … More Emergency!
Yes. And no. There’s no doubt that a deadline creates urgency. Sometimes the urgency generates enough energy to propel a blocked writer out of paralysis and into action. Sometimes that action is writing. But breaking out of paralysis doesn’t necessarily mean all resistance is gone. A paralyzed writer may move into action, but that action … More Can a Deadline Cure Writer’s Block?
Struggling with writer’s block and other forms of resistance can be frustrating and exhausting. So why not just give up? Because solving your resistance could mean you get a few more chapters – not just in your book – but in your life! According to a recent study (Journal of Aging and Health, June 2012), … More Why Bother with Writer’s Block? Because Creative People Live Longer!
There’s still time to enter the drawing for a free copy of Around the Writer’s Block. All you have to do is vote for your favorite BaneOfYourResistance post! I’ve written nearly 300 posts, so you have plenty to choose from. While you’re figuring out which is your favorite and to give me time for after-book-launch-party … More Vote for Your Favorite Post and You Could Win a Free Book!
I’m gong on the air! Friday, August 10 2012, I’ll be a guest on Writers’ Voice radio show at KRUU, 100.1 FM with hosts Monica Hadley and Caroline Kilbourn. The show will broadcast live from 1 to 2 pm CST at 100.1 FM and stream live at www.kruufm.com (Just click on the Listen Live link in … More Live and Creative From Minneapolis…
Even if you can’t attend the Around the Writer’s Block Book Launch Party, you still have a shot at winning a free copy of AWB. All you have to do is vote for your favorite BaneOfYourResistance post! I’ve written nearly 300 posts, so you have plenty to choose from. While you’re figuring out which is … More Want a Shot at a Free Copy of Around the Writer’s Block?
Bane of Your Resistance 