7 Barriers to Writing You Can Leap Over Today
This post also provides a fix for each barrier. I’m printing out this one.
Bravo, Write to Done.

Branching out with my writing
7 Barriers to Writing You Can Leap Over Today
This post also provides a fix for each barrier. I’m printing out this one.
Bravo, Write to Done.
“Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but essentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine.”
I don’t think I’d mess with her. ;->
And geeeez, talk about someone who is not just an accomplished writer, but an accomplished person…
Meanwhile, I love what Grammarly says about her wording:
I’m porting this retirerenew post over to this blog.
A fun five-minute video with plenty that speaks to us as writers.
Stephan Pastis, creator of the Pearls Before Swine comic strip, captures the current dilemma of ‘a few’ writers out there…
Have a great weekend…and go outside. ;->
And if you’re bored with what you’re writing–check out this three-minute read from Susan Mary Malone.
from https://twitter.com/i/lists/120501776 [Writing Gurus]
https://advicetowriters.com/advice/2013/6/7/do-not-sit-and-mope.html
Seven Methods to Inspire Your Next Book
from Writing Routines
Three of the methods:
This arrived in my inbox today. It’s from a January 31 Writer’s Digest article by Robert Lee Brewer.
If you want to subscribe to the Writer’s Digest free Weekly enewsletter, follow this link. It always has a generous supply of free content for us writer-folks.
As I’m sure most of you know, Quora offers a wealth of knowledge and personal experience [and bias] on a wide range of subjects.
So let’s dig for some writerly wisdom…much of it coming from folks like you and me…
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-writing-advice-you-have-received
I hope you find something helpful and/or affirming.
Derek Sivers offers mountains of value at no cost to you.
Check out his notes on books he’s read.
More specifically, writers, here are his notes on the classic, On Writing Well.
And this blog post: $250K books sold. $250K to save lives.
Here are Goodreads comments on his book, Hell Yeah or No: What’s Worth Doing. I don’t see the book listed on Amazon, despite the Amazon link on the Goodreads page. It didn’t turn up in Apple Books either, so I think he’s simply selling it on his site. Sounds good to me.
Even better than the comments, here is his overview of the book. (Feels more like the entire book. Hey, I’m not complaining.)