How to write when things are hard.

How to write when things are hard.

How do you keep writing?   So… how are you doing? In the past week, especially if you live in the U.S., things have been… chaotic, to say the least. For some of us, there is an active despair. Demoralization, depression, rage, grief, all there in a...
How to prevent writer’s burnout, part 3

How to prevent writer’s burnout, part 3

We acknowledged that we were in burnout. We stopped the immediate downward spiral, finishing the stress cycles. We worked on identifying what was keeping us in quickstand.  From there, we triaged as much as we could out of our schedules, slashing away at commitments...
Playing to Win

Playing to Win

What does “playing to win” mean?   This one’s gonna be a rough one, gang. But it’s important. I love the movie The Replacements. (Largely due to Keanu Reaves, not gonna lie.) But there is a great line in it, where the coach played by Gene...

How to use torture for fun and profit!

I get to see the framework of a lot of stories in progress in both my coaching service and my critique service,  When it comes to conflict in general, and Black Moments in particular, there’s one thing I’ve noticed over and over. People pull their...