Regardless of your passion and pursuits, sometimes self doubt creeps in. You begin to think: Is this what I’m really meant to do? Maybe I’m not good enough. I can’t seem to get over this hurdle Maybe I should be doing something else. I’m going to fail, again. These thoughts are destructive. They’re like [...]
Do you ever feel like what you do isn’t good enough? Like it doesn’t deserve respect? Do you ever feel attacked, ridiculed, and forced to defend your choices, your writing, and your approach? If you do, I’d like to let you know that you’re not alone. In fact, any time you put yourself out there [...]
You’re driving down the highway and BAM a brilliant story idea sparks your imagination. You know exactly what the beginning scene will look like and who the main characters are. You’re excited and ready to get started writing this soon to be bestseller. You get home to your computer or notebook, the story idea still [...]
With a realistic plan and all the tools and habits you need, you will succeed. Have no doubt. For extra motivation and a little celebration why not reward yourself too? I used to reward myself with shoes, boots actually. But I’m a work at home professional so I ended up with a closet full of [...]
Any new goal is likely to require a few new habits. They say it takes three to four weeks of consistent effort to make something a habit. Give yourself time and don’t load too many habits at once. For example, if you’re going to write 1000 words each day you might decide that you need [...]
Once you’ve identified your goal and you have planned, in detail, how you’re going to achieve your goal it’s time for the third step in the 2012 Romance Writing Success Plan. What Tools and Resources do You Need to Achieve Success? For example, if you’re submitting to a new agent or editor each week then [...]
2012 is a year filled with promise and potential. It’s a year with an extra day. It’s also, thanks to those Mayans, a year that may be filled with myth and mystery. I don’t know about you but I’m really looking forward to seeing what this year brings. I’m also looking forward to making this [...]
The New Year is right around the corner. I love this time of year but not for the reasons you might think. I’m not a resolution maker. I believe that when you feel the need to make a change that’s the very moment change should begin. Why wait until tomorrow or until January 1st? However, [...]
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