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I know WHY you haven’t written your book yet!
As a writer, I know every trick in the book when it comes to excuses because I’ve made them, and I’m here to call you out right NOW! I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I’ve made and it’s frustrating me because I KNOW that now is the right time for so many people, but they’re choosing to ignore it. It’s time to get real, stop the excuses and face the barriers in front of us. No, I haven’t got a crystal ball and I can’t tell fortunes or read tea-leaves (although my Gran could), but I can tell you why you’re not writing. It’s FEAR! I know…
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15 Ways to Make Money as a Writer
When I was young, I believed writing was a pipe-dream and I don’t even think I felt like it was an actual job. I think I had this idea that authors, were people who were already rich and could afford to spend time writing and once they wrote a best-seller, they were a celebrity. What surprised me the most when I began my writing business, was the different ways I could make actually money. I’m not a celebrity (at least not yet, lol), but I’ve made my fair share of money from writing over the last three years. I could tell you stories about the different ways I’ve made money…
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Writing is a Skill for Life… So, Use it!
There are so many uses for writing and it sometimes frustrates me when people don’t utilise this skill. You see, writing is something we can all do and something we can get better at, yet we don’t always believe that and we don’t often believe in our own writing abilities. When I first started out, I had no idea what opportunities writing would bring. Writing sells, it educates, it informs, it entertains and it allows us to communicate with others too. If you can write, it’s a creative outlet and writing in the form of journalling is known to be positive when it comes to your mental health. Not only…
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Why is Mindset so Important for a Writer?
Happy New Year! I always think that new year is a great time to make changes and reaffirm our goals. That’s why I want to talk to you about your mindset as a writer today. 2021 is OUR time! New year, new YOU! I always wanted to be a writer, but something was holding me back. I wasn’t sure what it was, but it held me back for years. I settled for job after job, but I didn’t really enjoy my work. When I found a job in administration for my local government, it was my manager who insisted I followed my dreams. She always pushed me to do more.…
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Realign Yourself With your Business in 7 Easy Steps
For the past three months, I’ve been feeling unaligned in my business. I’ve kept myself so busy that at first, I didn’t even realise how unhappy I was with what I was doing. I pride myself on enjoying my work, I mean, that’s why I started my own business. But I took on some work that wasn’t what I thought it would be. It took so much of my time and I didn’t have time to contemplate what I was doing. It took me a while to actually realise how unhappy I was. When you feel unaligned, it’s not always easy to work out what’s causing it. I felt stressed-out…
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It’s Time to Overcome YOUR Writing Barriers
I remember when I first overcome my own writing barriers. It just a few years ago, and at the time, I was already a published writer at the time. The truth is, I still had demons and even though I was published and had been blogging for a few years already, I still didn’t feel I was worthy of the title ‘writer’. It was only when I worked on building my confidence as a writer and develop what I like to call a ‘Writer’s Mindset’, that I was able to move forwards with my writing. Sometimes, we don’t even realise what barriers we face, but I do have some good…
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Why 2021 is the PERFECT Time to Write YOUR Book!
Many people dream of writing a book but they don’t have the skills, the mindset or the confidence to get started. Some people want to write non-fiction based on something they know, their profession or experience, or a self-help book to share their advice and experiences. Maybe it’s always been something you want to do personally, and you want to deep-dive into your imagination and create fiction or write a biography or autobiography based on your life or the life of someone you know or admire. That’s great! It’s always good to get these things down on paper and I’m going to tell you why 2021 is the PERFECT time…