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Writing from the Heart: How Emotional Resilience Fuels Creative Connection
In the world of writing, emotional resilience is not just a buzzword; it’s a vital skill that helps us navigate the ups and downs of our creative journeys. You see you need to be resilient when you’re a writer because we’re connected to our writing which makes it deeply personal. When we write from the heart, we tap into our most profound experiences and emotions, forging deeper connections with our readers. The connection we feel is sometimes why it’s hard to take the criticism – I used to become defensive, but I managed to train myself to filter out the negative connotations and use the ‘useful stuff’ to help me…
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A Writer’s Guide to Confidence: How to Go From Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion
If you’ve ever sat down to write and immediately found yourself flooded with self-doubt, you’re not alone. This happened to me for such a long time. I did course after course, completed qualification after qualification, and took part in various training that was writing related and I still felt like a fraud. I NEVER had that confidence. I realise now that writers of all levels struggle with the inner critic – that nagging voice that tells us our work isn’t good enough, that we’ll never live up to our expectations, or that we don’t have anything valuable to say. Trust me when I say this is complete and utter B*LLSH*T!!!…
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How to Break Down Big Ideas into Engaging Course Modules
Creating a course from your ideas can feel overwhelming, especially when those ideas are big, complex, and detailed. I don’t mind admitting that when I first started teaching, I had no clue where to begin, but my experience over the years helped me, so when I became a writer, I already knew how to structure my courses – but so many of the people I speak to don’t know how to do this. The key to a successful course is in how well you can break down these big ideas into manageable, engaging course modules. In this post, we’ll concentrate ‘how’ you can do that by organising and structuring your…
