Mindset Monday episodes explore the inner work of writing: blocks, beliefs, identity, resistance, procrastination, perfectionism, and creative flow. Have you ever opened your laptop, looked in your documents folder, and realised there are six different versions of your manuscript sitting there? Maybe it’s the same book, started over and over again. Maybe it’s several different […]

Have you ever sat down to write and, within ten minutes, your shoulders are tight, your neck is aching, or your wrist starts to hurt from the way you are using the keyboard or mouse? And then, because you are a writer, your brain tries to solve the discomfort by creating a very convincing story. […]

Have you ever looked at your book idea and felt that little tug inside, the one that says, this matters, this means something, this is mine to write? And then, almost immediately, another voice comes in. Maybe it says, who are you to write this? Maybe it says, this feels too personal. Too ordinary. Too […]

Most writers pay careful attention to the words that end up on the page. They think about the sentences in the manuscript, the dialogue between characters, the rhythm of a paragraph, the opening line of a chapter, and whether the story is landing the way they want it to land. But far fewer writers stop […]

Have you ever opened your laptop, placed your hands on the keyboard, looked at the blank page in front of you, and felt absolutely nothing come? No words. No clear thought. No spark. Just that awful white space staring back at you while your mind starts telling stories. Maybe I’ve lost it. Maybe I have […]

“Show, don’t tell” is one of those pieces of writing advice that sounds simple until you actually sit down with your manuscript and try to apply it. Just show more. Tell less. Beautiful. Clear. Helpful, in theory. But then you look at your scene and start wondering what you are actually meant to show. More […]

There are three creative modes every writer needs if they want to bring a book to life. The Dreamer. The Realist. The Critic. The problem is that most writers use them in the wrong order. You might have a beautiful idea for a story, only for your inner critic to leap in immediately and start […]

Are you someone who needs to know exactly where your story is going before you write a single word? Or are you the kind of writer who sits down with a character, a vague feeling, or a single scene in your mind and trusts the story to reveal itself as you go? Or maybe you […]