Writers live in a world where mediocrity is celebrated and even encouraged. And this same view pervades a writer’s life as well. You are encouraged to write quickly and not follow your dreams or flow down long enough to discover what your dreams are. For a writer to commit to excellence, you have to decide…
Habit 1: Develop Mental Resilience We all possess some degree of mental strength. But there is always room for improvement. Developing mental strength is about improving your ability to regulate your emotions, manage your thoughts and behave in a positive manner, despite your circumstances. Just as there are those among us who are predisposed to…
Do you ever feel like you’re not really progressing with your writing? Perhaps you’re at the start of your writing journey, but it’s hard going. You feel unconfident and unsure: you want to move forward, but you don’t know quite how. Perhaps you’ve been writing for years and years, and you’re in a bit of…
Do you have a vision for your writing career? Where would you like to be 1, 3, 5, and especially 10 years down the road with your writing career? A vision is not only a hope for your writing career but an aspiration of what we plan to achieve in the long-term. Then you could…
The writer’s voice may also be known as the writer’s perspective. A writer’s perspective is also the lens through which she sees the world and this is the same lens that needs to be developed and nourished for the writer to be at her best. A writer’s perspective is his take on the world. Every…
But what is YOUR reason for writing? If it is to please others or to belong to a group of people, that reason won’t give you a long-lasting reason to write through all the good and bad in your writing career. To write over the long-term and to enjoy and feel fulfilled through your writing,…
We all write for different reasons. Some of us write because we want to. Others write because we want to make a living. And still others write because they can’t no write. Many writers write to understand the world and themselves more. And regardless of the reason why we write, writing is just something that…
It may be hard to realize but just as with life there are good and bad parts to the writing life. However, I believe that the good aspects of the writing life far outstrip the bad ones. A true writer loves to write period. She comes into her office every day hoping and expecting the…
When I was young, I decided by taking a vow that I would become a writer. So, I lit a candle in my room, got on my knees, said a prayer, and then vowed to God that I would become a writer. I knew there would be hard days. But I was willing to put…
Are you an excellent writer? Over the next few months, I will be encouraging you to develop the habits of an excellent writer. So, here it goes, fellow writers! Writers should always write consistently. to be most successful, writers should consistently write, even if they only write 100-200 words a day. Continuity is the single-most…