Are you alive? Work it out with my January Journal Prompts. If we haven’t met, I’m Megan. I’m a trained facilitator, respectful writing coach, and award-winning author. Happy New Year, if you’re into that. I’m not doing a New Year’s Resolution, but I am committed… Read More »January Journal Prompts. Have a Brand New F*ckin’ Breakthrough!
Having thoughts and/or feelings? Work ’em out with my December journal prompts. (If we haven’t met, I’m a trained facilitator and author who knows that words solve problems.) I’ll be journaling daily-ish this month but you don’t have to; grab any one of these December… Read More »Have a Festive F*ckin’ Breakthrough! December Journal Prompts
Having thoughts and/or feelings? These November journal prompts can create some breathing room, and help you get the supportive neural well-being benefits of writing without the pressure of productivity. In case you’d like a place to start and a gentle nudge that might open up… Read More »We Love a Cozy Breakthrough! November Journal Prompts
Try these journal prompts daily for a week. Ten minutes a day is a great amount of time, but if you’re having fun just keep going. All seven journal prompts below use science-backed tactics to target a release of dopamine that helps your brain enjoy… Read More »7 Journal Prompts: A Week of Happiness on the Page
When in doubt, journal it out. Get unstuck in a week with the prompts in my free journaling for writer’s block challenge. (PS. I’m a million-words-a-year author. That’s why I put this resource together. I’ve been stuck and I’ve been unstuck. Being unstuck is way… Read More »Free Journaling For Writer’s Block: Unstuck In One Week
(5 min read.) This big creative writing advice can help you write work that matters to strangers. It’s also part of why bad books sell so well. Have you read “Twilight” or “Fifty Shades?” How about “The DaVinci Code?” They didn’t tell good stories. But… Read More »Creative Writing Advice: Make Chances to Feel
(4 min read.) Here’s my honest mantra for writer’s block. It’s factual, helpful, and based in neuroscience. I’m a trained deep work facilitator and award-winning author who writes a million words a year. Borrow this. Your Mantra for Writer’s Block Your mantra for writer’s block… Read More »Need a Mantra for Writer’s Block? (My Actual Solution)
(3 min read.) During private writing coaching sessions, the question I ask my clients the most often isn’t exactly about writing craft, motivation, habit, style, structure, or anything else complicated. The question is very loving and kind out loud, but in print it seems sort… Read More »My Private Writing Coaching Question that Makes People Cry?
(6 min read.) Repeat your best ideas. This creative advice is backed by neuroscience and can help you please readers and build a fanbase. It also makes writing easier. Yup. Repetition makes reading your work more fun. It makes writing less stressful and strenuous, because… Read More »Realistic Creative Advice: Repeat your Best Ideas
(2 min read.) Like many of the writing techniques here on my blog, this oddball creative writing tip is backed by science. For better creative performance, you can leverage the phenomenon of “enclothed cognition.” If you want to write better or differently, try changing how… Read More »Oddball Writing Tip (Backed by Science): Change your Clothes
(5 min read.) Writing a first draft is a thrill. I’ve written thousands of first drafts in my 20+ year career as a creative writer. Some were easy, some were hard. I’ve learned STUFF. I hope my sweat and mistakes can save you some time.… Read More »Writing a First Draft: How to Do It, Y’all (5 Tips & What to Avoid)
(4 min read.) I’m a huge fan of any low-effort, high-impact, easy-to-remember editing tip for writing. This is one of my favorites because it’s SO simple. If you can only handle three words of writing advice today, make ’em these: STICK THE LANDING. Your story, your… Read More »Stick the Landing: Simple Editing Tip for Writing