Let It Go: Creating a Sustainable Writing Life, with Chelene Knight
LINKS IN THIS EPISODE:
Let It Go: Free Yourself From Old Beliefs and Find a New Path to Joy
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Free Workshop: Say No With Love
Let It Go: Creating a Sustainable Writing Life, with Chelene Knight – Full Transcript
Intro:
Well, hey there, Writer. Welcome to The Resilient Writers Radio Show. I'm your host, Rhonda Douglas. And this is the podcast for writers who want to create and sustain a writing life they love.
Because let's face it, the writing life has its ups and downs, and we want to not just write, but also to be able to enjoy the process so that we'll spend more time with our butt-in-chair getting those words on the page.
This podcast is for writers who love books and everything that goes into the making of them. For writers who want to learn and grow in their craft and improve their writing skills. Writers who want to finish...
7 Ways to Fuel Your Writing Life
Writer, let's get serious for a moment.
I want you to embrace your writing dreams and get clear on the kind of writing life you truly want to have...and then get busy making it happen!
To help you with this, here are 7 ways you can fuel your writing life...
Hold Your Writing Goals Close
Write your writing goals down and keep them close, perhaps in a journal or your writer’s notebook. Read them over from time to time, to remind yourself of what your goals are AND why they are important to you.
Here’s a format I love for writing goals…
Goal: To achieve [specific result] by [date/deadline].
Why: A short sentence about why it matters to me.
Let Your People Know
Occasionally, writers will tell me that they would make more progress in their writing life if only it wasn’t for their loved ones. #uhoh
Whether it’s kids interrupting a writing session, or an excess of care responsibilities, or just what I think of as OPP (the opinions of other people!), it...
