I have a quick tip for you: remember that writing a book is like falling in love.
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Posted on 02 February 2021
The short, sweet, and comprehensive guide to choosing a book coach who understands how to get your Big Book Idea out of your magical brain and onto paper
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Posted on 09 December 2020
There are some people who do not have a fear response. In the face of danger, they laugh and run towards it (literally).
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Posted on 03 December 2020
There are some people who do not have a fear response. In the face of danger, they laugh and run towards it (literally).
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Posted on 12 November 2020
None of us has any control over a global pandemic or other people’s behaviour or thoughts or actions. I don’t think we’ve ever lived through a time of such uncertainty. And yet I was trying to control it anyway. Perhaps you were, too. That’s what humans do; we try to control stuff.
Which is, quite simply, exhausting.
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Posted on 20 October 2020
Much as it's tempting to just set fire to the world and start again, that's probably not practical
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Posted on 15 October 2020
Be grateful for what you can do.
Your body and mind (which are inextricably linked) are incredible. What you can do with them is wondrous.
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Posted on 13 October 2020
It's soooooooooo crucial for us to write about our experiences and tell our stories.
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Posted on 02 October 2020
Remember this next time you're stuck. Remember it when something threatens to derail your plans to write. Be more like Beetrice, focused on writing your book.
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Posted on 29 September 2020
Criticism and feedback can feel like eating kiwi fruit with the skin on: uncomfortable, even painful, leading to shortness of breath.
But only for a few minutes. Maximum 7 minutes. Then I have to pull myself together and crack on.
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Posted on 24 September 2020
Our brains are wired that way, to always see the bad - the problem - rather than the good. It used to keep us alive back when we lived in caves.
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Posted on 17 September 2020
Our brains are wired that way, to always see the bad - the problem - rather than the good. It used to keep us alive back when we lived in caves.