Power Writing

Reading time: About 4 minutes No writing project ever goes perfectly. Today I describe what you can do when your writing hits an inevitable wall… Would you like to write without the angst and distress often associated with getting started. This is a reminder about my one-hour class, The Right-Hook Power Hour, on Thursday. If […]

Reading time: About 3 minutes If you’ve never learned how to forgive yourself for not writing, take a few minutes to learn how to do that today…. I was eight years old, and a neighbourhood friend — the same age as me — dropped by to visit. I opened the door and noticed a bunch of

Reading time: About 4 minutes From reluctant reader to 52 books a year: your guide to reading more begins with finding what you actually love… I read at least 52 books every year. As a result, people often ask me how they can boost their reading efforts habits (let’s face it, calling it “efforts” makes

Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you lose writing time to doomscrolling? Here are seven ways to stop doomscrolling… Are you guilty of doomscrolling? I know I am! And frankly, I’m getting tired of my own nonsense. My distraction of choice is the New York Times, and I’ll scroll through it mindlessly, all day long,

Reading time: About 3 minutes Have you been misled into thinking that writing improvement is always linear — moving forward in a predictable way? A recent email from a client started me thinking about the lies we tell ourselves about progress. Here, in part, is what she said: “I am a proficient writer. I don’t

Reading time: About 4 minutes Many of us spend huge chunks of our days writing email. If this is one of your jobs, here’s how to write better email…. Did you know that more than half of people who receive email cite it as a source of workplace complexity, confusion and resentment? Those are not

Reading time: About 3 minutes If you love editing but hate writing, you may simply be too judgmental for your own good. Here’s how to stop being judgy….    Some people call me opinionated. Others, judgy. Still others, determined. A few brave souls have even called me “delightfully obstinate” — although I suspect they were

Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you have enough grit? Take a page from the book of my husband’s cousin’s family… My family and I go up to British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast every summer to visit my husband’s fabulous cousins. We’re really close to these folks, not just because they’re family, but also because they’re

Reading time: About 4 minutes Does this seem to be the wrong time of year to talk about writing resolutions? It’s not! Would you appreciate it if inspiration showed up in your writing life more often? I can help you with that. My one-hour class, The Inspiration Power Hour, takes place this Thursday. If you