Stopping Doomsday Thinking
carriejonesbooks A lot of great clients and students that I’ve worked with have what I like to call Doomsday Thinking. I’m pretty sure I didn’t coin that phrase. What is doomsday…
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How Do You Defy Expectations
When my super cool daughter Em, was in sixth or seventh grade she was in the newspaper for doing this logrolling day with Timber Tina at the Great Maine Lumberjack…
TIPS ON NOT MAKING YOUR EDITOR THINK YOU ARE A LITTLE TOO WEIRD
There are certain things in the editor/author relationship that you just are not supposed to do. I have consistently screwed that up. Fortunately, I have a very, very tolerant editor.…
Grover and John, Writers’ Inner Cheerleaders and Inner Critics
For those of you who don’t know me, or know that I’m crazy, let me explain about Grover and John. Sometimes when you are a writer you become paralyzed by…
How Not to Write Your Novel
It’s a lot like life honestly. Here’s the number one hint. Wait forever to start writing. Don’t wait to start. Don’t expect lightening to strike or a muse to come…