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Be a Lifelong Learner

Be a Lifelong Learner

by Jill Williamson | Apr 20, 2022 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Goals, Grow An Author, Learning from Other Authors, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life

If you have spent any time in the world of education, you might have heard the term: lifelong learner. This is the concept that as time goes on, some teachers lose their motivation and fall into a comfortable routine. They stop pushing themselves to grow in their...
How to Throw a Writing Retreat Without Going Anywhere

How to Throw a Writing Retreat Without Going Anywhere

by Shannon Dittemore | Apr 13, 2022 | Author Life, Productivity, Time Management, Writing, Writing Life, Writing Tools

Stephanie, Jill, and I are back at our respective desks this week after six days together at a writing retreat on Puget Sound. It was a lovely time away, and I thought it I’d give you a snapshot of our week as I share thoughts on why retreats like this are so...
3 Ways To Feel More Satisfied With Your Progress

3 Ways To Feel More Satisfied With Your Progress

by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 30, 2022 | Creativity, Writing, Writing Life

When we arrived home from our spring break trip a few weeks ago, my husband tasked the older two kids with cleaning out the camper. I ran to the grocery store and came back to find them still hard at work, vacuuming and sanitizing. As I put away groceries, my oldest...
You Can Do The Next Thing

You Can Do The Next Thing

by Shannon Dittemore | Mar 9, 2022 | Author Life, Encouragement, Goals, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life

I wrote this post two years ago. It ran shortly after Covid shut the world down, and after the headlines of this week, I knew I needed to read these words again. I hope it encourages your heart. – SD There’s an old poem with no title and an unknown author, and...
7 Ideas to Help You Get Through a Hard Writing Season

7 Ideas to Help You Get Through a Hard Writing Season

by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 2, 2022 | Creativity, Writing, Writing Life

I don’t use words like always and never very often on the blog, but I feel pretty good about stating this as an absolute: If you stick with writing for long enough, you will go through a hard season. More than one, I’m guessing. My first hard season came...
Six Ways I Take Care of Myself as a Writer

Six Ways I Take Care of Myself as a Writer

by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 23, 2022 | Author Life, Writing Life

Most writers understand that when you work for yourself, as all novelists do, you need to be self-motivated and disciplined. Even when you have an agent or editor, there’s nobody looking over your shoulder and telling you to write your book instead of watching Netflix...
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