Writing

Writing is hard. Sure, there’s the indescribable sense of flow when the words pour out oh-so-effortlessly, there’s that stroke of brilliance when a plot twist strikes out of nowhere, there’s the feeling of creating something that no one else has before. Every one of those feelings is motivating and rewarding and necessary for our long-term writing mojo. But…

Note: This is a guest post by Tamar Sloan, she’s a practicing psychologist, a freelance editor, consultant and the author of PsychWriter – a fun, informative hub of information on character development, the science of story and how to engage readers. Tamar is also an award-winning author of young adult romance, creating stories about finding life and love beyond our comfort zones.

Ah, the daily writing habit. The thorn-in-the-side for many writers.

You want to write. You love to write. You enjoy writing. You have things to say.

But you just can’t seem to sit down every day and put words on the page…

Note: This is a guest post by Jennifer Blanchard, she is a best selling author, an award-winning blogger, and the founder of Dream Life Or Bust, a movement created to inspire, motivate, educate and empower multi-passionate writers, artists and entrepreneurs to build a dream life and business around all of their passions and interests, so they can have the freedom to live on their terms and never have to choose just one thing. Grab her free audio training + workbook, “Multi-Passionate Productivity: How To Do Everything You Dream Of and Pull It All Off, here.

Without an audience, writers would just be shouting into the void. There’s certainly nothing wrong with writing for yourself; some writers are content to create for their own pleasure, others find it therapeutic to keep a personal journal, etc.

But if you’re here reading this, chances are it’s because you do want to share your writing with the world, or at least with several other people. How can you do that?

The NEW YEAR is upon us, and that means we get a fresh start! Now is the time to ditch old habits and create new ones, habits that will keep us motivated all throughout the year. It’s easy to get discouraged, especially in later months, but if you keep these five new habits in mind, chances are you’ll accomplish things you didn’t even know you could do.