Years ago, when I first ventured into freelance writing, I thought my experience as a newspaper reporter would mean that the assignments would just come to me. I put the word out that I was looking for freelance work, pitched a few ideas and … nothing. I struggled through the…
Sometimes I stare at the screen as the minutes tick by, willing the words to come. There are columns to write and deadlines to meet and … when the words aren’t flowing freely, it’s hard. Much like athletes need to stretch before a race, writers sometimes need a little warming…
Are you suffering from writer burnout? You aren’t alone. Lots of writers deal with burnout. These three steps will help you refresh and move ahead. Sometimes it seems like everything — writing, meeting deadlines, meetings, to-do lists — swirls around at lightning speed leaving little room to breathe. It’s suffocating.…