Why Aren't I Writing?

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Lynx and hares

On keeping going when things get hard

You have agency. Use it.

Starting is restarting

How compartmentalisation can lead to overwhelm

When is lots of imagination too much imagination?

ICYMI: Adulting, procrastination and freeing up space for creativity

Do you ever get ‘the typies’?

How do you deal with feedback that feels wrong?

Why genre hopping is good for you as a writer

How failure creates the foundations for success

Writer’s block is not a myth

Reincorporation: The art of looking back when you can’t move forward

The four causes of writer’s block and what to do about them

Grist: Creating characters with personality

Resisting the lure of research

What to do when your mind is blank

The most beautiful word in the world is ‘No’

Catch up with Dr Dean Burnett in conversation

What is Grist?

What if the doors to the creative industry are all closed?

The paradox of originality

Grist: Creating characters with personality

Tell that watcher at the gates of your mind to eff off

Maybe it’s not us who are broken. Maybe it’s the system.

Grist: How plan continuation bias might affect character decisions

When do you get the opportunity to really observe people?

What can you do less of in 2024?

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