It’s that time of year again—fall deadlines are looming, and the holidays are just around the corner. If you’re an academic or a writer, you may already feel the pressure …
Is checking email disrupting your workflow more than you realise?
Today, I’m going to show you how to resist the urge to check emails during writing – or first thing in the morning. Recently, a writer in my 90-day …
Write Faster With Your Future Self
Have you ever wished you could tap into free, always available guidance on your writing? Enter your Future Self. Imagine how much faster and more efficiently you could write if …
Get at Least 10% More Writing Time, Even If Your Schedule Looks Full
3 Steps to publish career-defining, life-changing projects faster, and enjoy being a prolific writer in the long term. This week, I turned a writer’s whole worldview around within 45 minutes. He …
How To End Writers’ Block With the “90-Day Open Loop” Method
Photo by Frank Mckenna on Unsplash “The dishes in my mind: the very knowledge of them, what needs to get done, keeps me from cooking something new.” — Nuar Alsadir, Fourth Person Singular This article …
Say “No” and Make More Time for Your Writing (Without Feeling Bad)
Today, I’m going to show you how to stop overcommitting yourself, and make more time for writing instead. “I don’t have time to write.” Have you ever said that? Do you …
The 3-Part Framework I Use To Identify an “Out of Control Schedule”
How I protect myself from burnout and reclaim my focus I’m hovering over a table at Starbucks on Saturday morning with a sore throat, Chai Latte, and exhaustion in my bones. …
Discover the Power of 10-Minute Writing Sessions
In a world of busy schedules, most writers think they need at least a 2-hour block to write — or a whole weekend! I used to be like that. If my day …
Are you at risk of writer’s burnout?
Writers often have day jobs, too many projects, don’t take enough breaks, and feel immense pressure to publish. Does this resonate? Are you sometimes overwhelmed? Yesterday I had such a …
The Power of “Catalyst Goals”
I recently realised I’ve been tricking myself when I set my goals. Instead of doing what matters, I worked diligently through my to-do list, completing admin, writing blog posts, creating …