Do you ever feel like you’re always in a face-off with your word processor – and losing? If so, you won’t be surprised to hear that one of the biggest problems nearly everyone faces when they have something to write is getting started. Call it writer’s block. Call it finding your muse. Call it spending two hours on Facebook for every two lines you write. Whatever you call it, getting started is hard. Read the 11 ways to stop procrastinating and get writing ..read more

Here are some productive tips from Jane Friedman to break procrastination. Recently, I’ve devised a system that has all but ended my horrible procrastination. I’d like to share it because I know I’m not unique, and most procrastinators enjoy discovering new “cures” to experiment with. Read about her Secret for Battling Procrastination ..read more

Do you ever feel like you’re always in a face-off with your word processor – and losing? If so, you won’t be surprised to hear that one of the biggest problems nearly everyone faces when they have something to write is getting started. Call it writer’s block. Call it finding your muse. Call it spending two hours on Facebook for every two lines you write. Whatever you call it, getting started is hard. Read the 11 ways to stop procrastinating and get writing ..read more

Here are some productive tips from Jane Friedman to break procrastination. Recently, I’ve devised a system that has all but ended my horrible procrastination. I’d like to share it because I know I’m not unique, and most procrastinators enjoy discovering new “cures” to experiment with. Read about her Secret for Battling Procrastination ..read more

Leigh Shulman is a writer and writing mentor with over 20 years experience. In this post she offers four actionable ways to overcome the crippling weight of self-doubt and use prompts to turn self-doubt on its head (and get you […] The post Try These Writing Prompts if Self-Doubt is Holding You Back appeared first on Writing Mantra ..read more

Are you troubled by distractions? Here are three ways to handle distractions and prevent them from creating havoc in your writing life. Dream big. Distractions dissolve. Only small-minded, low-aiming humans in survival mode find themselves getting distracted left and right, […] The post Ways to Handle Distractions appeared first on Writing Mantra ..read more

Procrastination is one problem that creative professionals face often. No matter how much we enjoy our writing projects, there will be times when we find ourselves procrastinating. In this article, published in Janice Hardy’s Fiction University, journalist and writer Shanna […] The post How to Stop Procrastination appeared first on Writing Mantra ..read more

We are not alone in trying to stop procrastinating. For writers and creative professionals, procrastination has become an accepted and acceptable burden today. But we don’t need to be this way. Writers like Ernest Hemingway and Kurt Vonnegut managed to follow […] The post Stop Procrastinating and Keep Writing appeared first on Writing Mantra ..read more

As hard as it may be, writing (or creating) is the only thing we want to do. But what do we do when we get bitten by the procrastination bug. In this article, published in Janice Hardy’s Fiction University, Australian […] The post Beat Procrastination and Stay Focused on Writing appeared first on Writing Mantra ..read more

As writers we all suffer bouts of writer’s block. Writing prompts are a great tool to overcome writer’s block. But writer’s often have a mixed feelings about them. In this post, Mandy Wallace draws from her book, Landing Your First […] The post Using Prompts to Beat Writer’s Block appeared first on Writing Mantra ..read more