by Chris Smith | Feb 11, 2020
Remember when you loved your writing project? When your writing relationship was fresh and exciting. You’d bounce out of bed longing to spend time with it. Now you can’t bear to be in the same room. It’s become a slog. You’re not even sure it’s a project worth saving...
by Bec Evans | Jan 30, 2020
Your writing dreams are big, but the way to achieve them is to think small. If you want to build a new routine or change your behavior, the research says you need to start tiny. Here’s how to use small steps to build great progress. You’ve got a great idea for a book,...
by Bec Evans | Jan 23, 2020
You’re busy. You’ve got a job, family commitments, a life that fills your calendar from dawn until dusk. But you’ve also got dreams – a creative idea, a book you want to write – or you’ve got plans for an article you need to write, a blog to update. If...
by Chris Smith | Jan 15, 2020
In our workshops we’re often asked what we mean by ‘productive writers’. I’m not surprised. ‘Productivity’ has some iffy connotations. It conjures up mental images of factory production lines or some dead-eyed corporate efficiency drives. No wonder writers baulk at...
by Bec Evans | Jan 13, 2020
Tracking can be a powerful tool for behaviour change. It helps you build writing habits and routines, improve your productivity, and make you feel more positive about writing – which means you’ll be more likely to continue. Get started with this complete...
by Chris Smith | Dec 29, 2019
Some people think pleasure is peripheral to the writing process, something nice to have but not essential. We profoundly disagree. In our work with writers of all kinds – from professors and business gurus to novelists and creatives – we’ve found...
