Writing Tip: How to Beat Analysis Paralysis

Writing Tip: How to Beat Analysis Paralysis

Spinning my wheels and going nowhere fast Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m usually quite organized. In fact, I LOVE the idea of being organized—ask my family. I work from a daily list of tasks that need to be completed. I have an agenda that keeps me on track (most of the...
Writing Tip: When Creative Energy is Low

Writing Tip: When Creative Energy is Low

Everyone experiences it at some time. That creative project is staring you in the face, and you know you need to work on it. But you can’t find the motivation. It has many names; low creative energy, creative burnout, creative exhaustion, creative funk. It’s not like...
Writing Tip: Daring to Dig Deeper into the Depths

Writing Tip: Daring to Dig Deeper into the Depths

I’ve written three complete novels— but ask me to write a short story or a poem and I freeze in fear. Even my letters to friends (when we used to all write letters) were so long people called them novels. There is a comfort level for me in having the time to spin out...