How to make writing feel fun again

Posted on 11/26/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A writing career, in the best of times, feels like a calling or a passion that happens to pay. But...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Zara Altair

Joanna Penn: Don't be afraid to pivot your author career

Posted on 11/25/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that the world can change — whether we want it to or not....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational

Still struggling to write? Channel your inner Taylor Swift

Posted on 10/20/2020 at 10:33 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, our RSS feeds were full of tips on how to keep writing in spite...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Motivational

Let go of some tasks to stay healthy while writing and marketing

Posted on 10/18/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The post we shared yesterday encouraged strategic and not all-encompassing social media use. And good news: just like authors shouldn’t...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Social media and websites, Technology, Time management

Mental models for authors

Posted on 10/14/2020 at 01:15 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If there was ever a year to focus on mastering your attitude, especially about things you can’t control, then 2020...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Motivational, Time management

Stop sabotaging your own writing and break through writer's block

Posted on 09/29/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re putting on our therapist hat today and sharing a few posts that focus on the psychological part of writing....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Motivational, Writer's block / writing prompts

Kris Rusch: The future may not be rosy, but it's still ours to claim

Posted on 09/27/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s fall, and school is in (some sort of) session — the conditions that, in a normal year, would inspire...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

Forget pantsing or plotting — focus on planning the whole publishing process

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writers are often asked, either by fellow authors or fans, whether they’re pantsers or plotters. But when it comes to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Writing advice

How authors can prepare, personally and professionally, for natural disaster

Posted on 09/20/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The past two months have been packed with frightening weather, from hurricanes to wildfires to derechos. Like many of you,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

"Imposter syndrome" isn't just a catchy phrase

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 11:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A lot of people toss around the phrase “imposter syndrome,” but that doesn’t take away from its legitimacy and consequences....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational