How to Write When Discouraged

In this episode, I discuss 6 ways to keep writing when your spirits are low.

1) Give yourself time off 
    
    Writing is tiring. Sometimes, we feel defeated when we have been working on a project for too long. Step away and give yourself a mental break every now and then. 

2) Take ownership of your dream

    Writing is not an even playing field. It is a difficult dream just like a dream of becoming a CEO or a professional athlete. Hard work is the price of admission. When you believe in your calling of being a writer and think about all you have to gain, you will have purpose. When you have purpose, you are less likely to give up. 

3) Give yourself grace

    To be a good writer, you have to be a perfectionist. There are no deadlines or managers to tell you to rip your scene to pieces. However, you will never be a perfect writer or human. Be kind to yourself and remember why you started.

4) Give yourself credit for the little things

    As long as you are improving and being better than the writer you were yesterday, you should feel proud of yourself. Don't discount article publications or any seemingly insignificant steps you're taking on your writing journey.

5) Don't inundate yourself with statistics

    The stats on being a published author are far from encouraging, but everyone started out as a nobody. Don't follow the trends. Follow the vision. 

6) Writing is hard

    If you don't feel like giving up every now and then, you probably aren't writing at the level you are capable of. Clear writing requires clear thinking, which can be immensely difficult.

I created the Turn Write Podcast for beginning writers, for indie authors, for people who are looking for their voice and who want to know how to use it. The idea for this bite-sized podcast came to me as I sat in endless traffic commuting an hour each way to and from my 9-5 job, wondering why do I write? Why do I rush home every day with the agonizing hope of trying to string together meaningless words to create a feeling deeper than I could dare hope to describe? Well, day after day I kept thinking and there was only one answer: I loved to write. I am on a journey to becoming a published author, and I want to help you get there too.

Read my novel The Sweep: https://www.amazon.com/Sweep-Kaitlin-Greco/dp/1702161706/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+sweep+kaitlin+greco&qid=1577982814&sr=8-1#mediaMatrix_secondary_view_div_1579103732446

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