It’s not just me, right? 2018 has been HARD, and I’m not sure the next 8 weeks are on track to be much better. I had to take a few social media breaks this year, just to preserve my sanity
How to Choose Your Next Writing Project
How to choose your next writing project from among every note you’ve ever scrawled sideways in a journal? This is a place where writers often find themselves circling. And by circling I mean stuck. Can science help us here? Social
Write Without Distractions: 14 Ways That Work for Me
Distracted is my middle name. Or maybe it’s more of a problem than phrasing it that way let’s on. As in: “Hello, my name is Rhonda and I am distracted.” But in all caps: DISTRACTED. Not all the time, but
Writing Retreats: Your Secret Weapon
Writing retreats are hands-down my favourite way to make substantive progress on a manuscript. At one point in my life, I was a single mother of a young child, doing a Masters degree part-time and working a full-time management level
3 Basic Steps to Creating in the Middle of Everything
Does anyone remember a time when they weren’t crazy busy? [sits on hands] I have a vague feeling that those halcyon days once existed, along with plaid bell-bottoms and rotary phones, but most days I suspect modern life was essentially