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How to Jump-Start Your Writing Progress

No. 126 | By Christine Carron

I think a lot about how to make progress. Arguably that focus started when I was ten when, to defray the costs of my dance lessons, I started serving as an assistant to my local dance teacher, helping instruct the “little kids.” In high school,...

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How To Cultivate Flow on the Writing Journey

No. 125 | By Christine Carron

I must warn you—if we ever get partnered at a Tony Robbins’ Date with Destiny program, and he is still doing the exercise where we have to embody and name our old, restricted selves and then embody and name our new, empowered selves—I play full out....

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How to Sweep More Productivity into Your Writing Journey

No. 124 | By Christine Carron

During the Winter 2022 Olympics, I watched a few of the curling events. I don’t know much about curling, but I was particularly fascinated when pairs of team members—brooms in hand—would swoop in and sweep, sweep, sweep away in front of the stone,...

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How Engaged Waiting Empowers Your Writing Journey

No. 123 | By Christine Carron

It took me years of dancing Argentine tango (and a second trip to Buenos Aires) to land the traditional art of being asked to dance with just a gaze. The leader’s move is to make eye contact and then nod toward their partner of choice. That is called the...

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3 Tips to Boost Motivation and Confidence Every Writing Session

No. 122 | By Christine Carron

Many years ago when I was in a workshop taught by famed high wire walker Philippe Petit, I wrote down something he said about himself: “I'm not a strong man, but I'm strong in the nervous system.” He tapped his head with his index finger when he...

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How to Claim More Calm on the Writing Adventure

No. 121 | By Christine Carron

Prioritization is a key skill to master if you want more ease and flow on your writing adventure. It helps you steer clear of burnout, boosts your motivation, and allows you to take charge of your creative process on a deeper level. It strengthens your mindset by...

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How to Set Right on the Writing Adventure

No. 120 | By Christine Carron

The writing adventure is going to be filled with experiences. Some that delight you. Others not so much. That’s why a robust set of process and mindset tools is helpful. (All your fab craft skills aren’t much use when you're getting sucked into a vortex...

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How to Grudge Good on the Writing Adventure

No. 119 | By Christine Carron

Last year, I pulled a book off the library shelf, captivated by the title. It was bestselling crime writer and self-help author Sophie Hannah’s How to Hold a Grudge: From Resentment to Contentment—The Power of Grudges to Transform Your Life

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How to Cultivate Courage for the Writing Adventure

No. 118 | By Christine Carron

About five pages in to my first first-draft ever, I had a somewhat obvious realization: “Whoa, if I want to write a book, I actually have to write a book.” The whole endeavor felt suddenly so real and daunting. Doubt flooded in: Will I really be able to...

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How to Build a Sustainable Interior Creative Culture

No. 117 | By Christine Carron

Sometimes when I am reading a book, a phrase grabs hold of me. I internally experience a deep-bellied “Yes!” That’s what happened when I read a line in Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull’s Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in...

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4 Factors That Will Make Your Writing Journey Easier

No. 116 | By Christine Carron

Here is the origin story of Goodjelly. I was at a Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators national conference in New York City and was sitting in the main ballroom between sessions, honoring my introvert soul by taking a decompression break. Most...

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De-Myth Your Writing Adventure

No. 115 | By Christine Carron

I have a theory. We all have a natural (but ever evolving) creative style and rhythm. Our personal creative code, so to speak. We also have the reality of the current context in which we create—for example a working parent will have a different context in which...

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