Drive. Inner drive. The human mind is quite the machine. It can be quite the motivator...but only if allowed to. It can also be quite the sabotager. Think about a time when you talked yourself out of achieving or experiencing success, a time you lost your drive. What did you say to yourself to lose your way? And more importantly, why did you say those negative things to yourself? When you figure out the "why" of self-sabotage it takes the power away from the whole nasty proce

The majority of writers I know thoroughly enjoy being alone inside of their heads. There's a lot going on in there. World building. Character building. Scene building. Ideas forming. Re-writing. Editing. Plotting. Pacing. It's a fun place to be. Comfortable and safe. But today's post is dedicated to the idea of pushing yourself from the coziness of your writer's chair/nest and into potentially uncomfortable moments. Like networking. Let me start by saying I am not shy. I coul