Indicators During a Writing Session That It is Not the Best Work

  Hi SEers, John is with you today. It is a brand-new month, and I hope it is a great one for you. As you can see, I'm going to look at some of the indicators that demonstrate a writer is not doing the best work. This post is a companion to my last post, …

Five Ways to Know You Are Doing Good Work on Each Writing Session

  Hi SEers. John with you again today. It is no secret that most of us work in a solitary state when we are working on a story. It is great to have feedback on what we have written. Sadly, it is not always practical to get third-party opinions on all the directions or nuances …

Quotes on Writing from Famous Writers

Hi SEers, it is John with you today. We are going to take a little time out for a mental health break. Yup, that’s right. There comes a time when we all need to sit back and have someone tell us about the writing life. We know it can be a struggle, but all too …

Want to Make a Change in Process? Here is Lewin’s Change Theory to Help

Hi, SEers John with you again today. In the past, I have discussed some of the theories around being the best we can be. Today I would like to get into a classic psychological theory that a writer may find helpful should a desire to change some aspects of the writing life be present now …

Often Funny – Author Invented Rules for Writing

  Hello SEers. John with you today.  I think we all could use a little fun today. I was doing some research (ahem, make that surfing the net) when I came across an article from the Guardian UK describing several author-provided rules for writing.  I was taken with the list of Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning …