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Find Your Way Back to Joy in Writing

January 11th, 2022Sarah Lovett0 Comments

A writing life can be challenging. Sure, there are blissful days (even weeks) when you fall into your stories like you’re riding a raft with a solid paddle and no leaks, and you don’t tip over and the shining sun makes glorious rainbows in the white water’s wild spray. But there are also those days author Anne Lamott notes, “…when it all feels pointless and pitiful, like Sisyphus with cash-flow problems.” (Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird (1994)) And keep in mind, Anne Lamott is kind and funny and truthful. So how do we face these ups and downs and keep …

A Page a Day: Tiny Habits that Get & Keep You Writing Your Stories with Ease & Joy

March 12th, 2021Sarah Lovett0 Comments

zen garden refelction to demonstrate the power of ease

Embarrassing confession: I’ve been putting off writing this post on “Accountability.” Yikes. It feels good to put my failure out there–wait, let’s drop the “F” word “failure.” (We all struggle with resistance.) And let’s drop that “A” word right now, too, deal? This post is about reaching your desired outcomes (or call them goals or aspirations) with joy and ease, no failure, no shame. Action prompts Next confession: I’ve been working on using B.J. Fogg’s Tiny Habits! This confession is awesome because his system is great and makes change so easy. It also reinforces discoveries I’ve made over the years …

Time To Write: Use These Tips & Get Writing with Ease!

January 11th, 2020Sarah Lovett2 Comments

Need more time to write? You need more time to write, right? If you’re frustrated that days pass and you don’t make it to the page of your memoir, your novel, your essay, your short story, it’s easy to start beating yourself up: I’m lazy, I don’t want it enough, I don’t have enough energy and I should be able to do it all! So, first, put down the emotional cudgel, bat, truncheon—stop blaming yourself which is never productive—and read on. We talk about stories and we use words like a character’s “want” and “need.” We say characters don’t always …

Writing Tips to Get Your Story On the Page

October 28th, 2019Sarah Lovett0 Comments

Use Rituals Writing tips can get you started! Some writers begin their writing day with a meditation. Others begin while they are still in bed and barely awake, and still others begin after walking a mile or doing pushups and crunches and drinking two cups of bitter java. Rituals are popular because they work—but not every time and not for everyone. That’s because there is often a larger undercurrent of ebb and flow to our creative process. But that doesn’t mean we should not encourage flow—we should! Set Goals & Embrace Messy When it comes to writing first drafts—set daily …

7 Secrets that Boost Your Writing Productivity

July 29th, 2018Sarah Lovett0 Comments

You want to boost your writing productivity–so how to do that with ease? It’s no secret that productive writers share some simple habits that help them organize, focus, and stay on track and accountable to their project goals. Organize, sort and prioritize to boost your writing productivity. These days most writers are juggling projects, which may including revising one book, developing another book, posting regularly on blogs, writing content for newsletters, promotional material and reviews and…the list goes on. Organizing doesn’t need to be fancy. In fact, don’t let yourself get lost in perfectionism because that leads to procrastination. Keep …