My late mother used to call me a pefectionist. She was right, even when I was a child, I tried to make everything perfect. It puts a ton of pressure on you, not from outside forces but from within and we often do it with our writing. My need to be perfect slowed my writing…
Tag: getting motivated
Monday Motivation-Silence The Inner Critic
Do you often tell yourself that your story is awful, or that you’ll never be as good the author whose book you just read? I’ve done it. Even after writing one hundred plus books and stories, I have days when I think my writing isn’t good enough. It’s okay to have days like those but…
Monday Motivation-Is It What You Love Doing?
If writing is something you love then I believe that you’ll get your story finished no matter what, and it will be as this quote says, done well.
Monday Motivation-It’s All About Mindset
Sometimes we’re our own worst enemy. We sit down to write and begin comparing ourselves to a bestselling author or the writer in the critique group whose prose is so much stronger than your own. I believe that negative thoughts can quickly become reality so this week sit down with a whole new mindset. Tell…
Monday Motivation-Hang Onto Those Dreams
I often think what a disappointment it would be if at the end of our life we think if only’d I’d done this or been brave enough to do that. Don’t let writing and getting a book published be one of your regrets. This week, get started on living that dream.
It’s Tuesday Motivation
No Tuesday guest blogger this week and as we skipped Monday Motivation, let’s try some Tuesday Motivation instead. I like this quote because it reminds me that sometimes facing opposition in life (and with our writing), makes us stronger and oftentimes points us in the right direction.
Monday Motivation-Constant Writing
You wouldn’t think this quote has anything to do with writing, but to me, it does. Guess what writing every day leads to? A finished book!
Monday Motivation-Are You A Writer?
Lots of people tell me they’re going to write a book, few actually do. It’s got nothing to do with talent but everything to do with what’s in your heart or as this quote says, what excites you. When I started to write, I couldn’t wait to pick up a pen and get back to…
Monday Motivation-Get Active
This is a simple quote which says a lot. You can’t get published if you won’t write. This week put your dream of writing into action.