Make revision easy for yourself—but not too easy
One thing I’ve noticed about myself and other writers is that we tend to have certain aspects of revision that we’re more comfortable...
Revision for writers who are terrified of revising
As I mentioned last week, I wasn’t really into revision when I first started writing—and by that, I mean I thought I didn’t have to do...
How to not wear out your backspace button
Part of being a practical writer is reflecting on your writing process to see if there are any self-defeating habits that are holding you...
Writer's block, part 3
Part 3 in this series will go more in depth about difficult cases of writer’s block that just won’t budge. If you’ve read and attempted...
Writer's block, part 2
Last week, I talked about how writer’s block can hold us back from writing when we have a few minutes—and, more importantly, why writer’s...
Writer's block, part 1
One reason some writers are resistant to the idea of writing in smaller chunks of time is something we’ve all heard of and probably...
SMART goals, part 5
The last letter in SMART goals, T, stands for time-bound. Since the whole scope of my current writing project—the process, not the WIP—is...