7 Healthy Activities That Won’t Take Five Minutes of Your Time
Ah, yes, the glamorous life of the freelance writer. It you have a day job, like me, you stumble out of bed at the crack of dawn. Looking...
top of page
Search
- Jan 11, 2016
- 2 min
Writing with Mania
During my struggles with bipolar disorder, my main challenge has been depression. I've found dozens of ways to force myself to write when...
- Mar 11, 2015
- 4 min
How to Keep Your Muses Healthy
Let's be honest. My muses can be total bitches, especially when I'm already feeling depressed and they heap criticism on top of me....
- Mar 4, 2015
- 2 min
Fighting Depression with Everything I Have
It's been a while since I've added anything to this blog. That's because, in spite of ECT, depression is still kicking my tail. Through...
- Aug 8, 2014
- 3 min
A Shocking Development: How ECT Gave Me Back My Writing
"There is not much else I can do for you chemically," my psychiatrist told me directly. "And that means?" I asked, trying to care. "I'm...
- Apr 11, 2013
- 3 min
Do You Have Writer’s Burnout?
I'll never forget that Friday years ago when I hauled myself out of bed after only a few hours of sleep and stumbled to my computer for ...
- Nov 9, 2012
- 3 min
Keep a Gratitude List in Your Writing Workspace
I'm lucky enough to be one of the 5.7 million Americans living with bipolar disorder. Although it is usually well controlled by...
- Nov 5, 2012
- 3 min
Writing and Depression
The alarm beeps and I slap my hand over it to stop the noise. I feel as though a rock is sitting squarely on top of my chest. Although I...
- Oct 24, 2012
- 2 min
Writing 101: Recognizing Your Blind Spots
My 12-year-old cat, Achilles, has a problem: He doesn't realize that his tail is supposed to be permanently attached to him. On most...
- Oct 5, 2012
- 2 min
What Every Work-at-Home Writer Needs: A Routine
The Free Dictionary defines a routine as "a set of customary and often mechanically performed procedures or activities." When you're...
- Jun 6, 2012
- 3 min
The Care and Feeding of the Freelance Writer
If I asked you to name your most important business asset, what would you say? Your computer? Your printer? Your iPhone? What about you?...
- May 21, 2012
- 2 min
Getting Stuck on Your Writing Projects? Try Taking a Break!
Have you come across a problem with plotting or writing one of your articles that you just can't seem to resolve? Are you determined to...
- May 16, 2012
- 3 min
Living and Writing with Bipolar Disorder – Staying on the Road
Imagine the best day you’ve ever had, a day when you were filled with energy and confidence and felt like you could take on the whole...
- Apr 16, 2012
- 2 min
My Morning Routine: I Can’t Sit Down to Write Unless…
When I'm on the road, I can write almost anywhere. Curled up in an airport watching the snow and ice cover my plane. Squeezed into a...
bottom of page