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5 Writing Tips to Restart an Unfinished Draft: How to Finish a Half-Finished or Abandoned “Work-in-Progress” (WIP)

by Megan
September 10, 2024October 30, 2024
100 posts, write more

(5 min read.) Unfinished draft? Half-finished draft? Abandoned draft of a writing project that has been untouched for so long that it’s covered in moss and lichen? “Work in progress” where there hasn’t been any f*ckin’ progress in… a while? Writer, it happens. Unfinished writing… Read More »5 Writing Tips to Restart an Unfinished Draft: How to Finish a Half-Finished or Abandoned “Work-in-Progress” (WIP)

How I Write (Oops, my actual creative writing process.)

by Megan
April 10, 2024October 14, 2024
100 posts, write better, write more

(5 min read.) This is the truth about how I write, plus something at the end that might help you write, too. “What’s your creative process like? What’s your creative writing process?” The creative writing process is not the same for everyone, but we can… Read More »How I Write (Oops, my actual creative writing process.)

don’t give up (writing pep talk)

by Megan
April 3, 2024October 14, 2024
100 posts, write more

(2 mins) Don’t give up. If you’re writing and you don’t love what’s on the page, don’t give up. (If you feel like you might, read this writing pep talk instead.) Keep going until you love what you’ve made. Writing is a process. Sometimes it… Read More »don’t give up (writing pep talk)

one-minute poem (quick writing prompt)

by Megan
March 18, 2024March 18, 2024
100 posts, write more

one-minute poem (quick writing prompt) (4 min read) I’ll take a few minutes to explain this quick writing prompt, but it takes less than a minute to do. The speed and precision make this a fast warmup for a group (a favorite icebreaker for classes… Read More »one-minute poem (quick writing prompt)

55 Ways to Stop Procrastination (for Writers and Everyone)

by Megan
February 28, 2024July 10, 2024
100 posts, best of meg, procrastination and perfectionism, write more

Sometimes you want to get to the root causes of procrastination (anxiety, trauma, ADHD, hexed at birth by a local demon who your great-grandmother annoyed under a full moon) but sometimes you just wanna get the f*ck to work. There’s More than One Way to… Read More »55 Ways to Stop Procrastination (for Writers and Everyone)

don’t write every day

by Megan
February 26, 2024March 18, 2024
100 posts, write more

(4 min read) Do you write every day? I don’t write every day, and I’m a million-words-a-year author. Writing every day is fine if that’s your kink. I don’t make myself write every day because I’m not a fascist. I like my freedom. If you… Read More »don’t write every day

quick procrastination fix (do a birthday gift)

by Megan
February 19, 2024February 19, 2024
100 posts, write more

quick procrastination fix: do a birthday gift (4 min read.) I came up with this quick procrastination fix for a really good reason. I NEEDED it. I’ve needed to overcome procrastination on almost every writing project in my entire life. The strategy below is my best weapon.… Read More »quick procrastination fix (do a birthday gift)