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Why your projects are always late…

December 18, 2019
/ Author Blog Habits Inner Dickhead Mindset Writer's Block Writing Your Book
/ By Harriet Randall

The optimism bias — what it is, and how to beat it so you can finish your book“It’ll take me a week, max, to do the final edit on my book,” I declared.Oh, how I’m laughing, hollowly and bitterly,

The morning monster cure

December 15, 2019
/ Author Blog Habits Inner Dickhead Mindset Writer's Block Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Despite all my best intentions, I am truly horrible at getting up early in the morning.For a few months, I tried to be a 5 am person.There were a few of us in a mentoring group and we decided we wanted

Derek the donkey thinks learning BJJ is hard

The Splendour Of Hard Things

December 10, 2019
/ Author Blog Inner Dickhead Mindset Writer's Block Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

It’s much easier to laze around on the sofa than it is to stand up and do the thing you need to do.Right? I'm extremely talented at lazing around, half-in and half-out of a box of Quality Street.We’re

Don’t write like you speak!

November 6, 2019
/ Author Blog Editing Printing Publishing Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Oh my gosh, how many times have I heard the advice "write like you speak"?(So many, that if I had a spoon for every time I heard it, I'd never run out of teaspoons again. What happens to teaspoons?

? Haunted by horrific howlers

November 1, 2019
/ Author Blog Editing Printing Publishing Writing Your Book
/ By Harriet Randall

Staring in horror at the book in front of me, my heart stopped for a moment.Hell, the whole world stopped – and I wondered if it'd ever start up again.I could not believe what I was seeing: the table

4 Lurking Horrors That’ll Kill Your Book

October 29, 2019
/ Blog Inner Dickhead Marketing Printing Publishing Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Quick SummaryBeware the spooks, ghouls, and monsters lurking in the shadows, waiting to destroy your book…Ghosts, ghouls, and demons aren’t real, of course — but that doesn’t mean you and your

Your Pencils Could Always Be Sharper

October 16, 2019
/ Blog Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Photo by Ramakant Sharda on UnsplashQuick SummaryHave you ever heard that answer in job interviews?The one that makes you feel faintly like defenestrating the guilty party who says, "Oh,

Writer’s Block Is A Big Hairy LIE

October 8, 2019
/ Blog Clients Creativity Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Quick SummaryHave you ever been stuck? Staring at the Blank Page of Doom in despair?Yep, me too.Have you ever blamed it on "writer's block"?Yep, me too.Here's the thing, though: there's no such thing as

How Talking To Your Clients Helps You Beat The Blank Page

September 24, 2019
/ Blog Clients Creativity Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Quick SummaryWriter’s block is a myth.It’s a condition invented by people who aren’t willing to sit down and Do The Work. It’s a syndrome concocted by those who believe in the Inspiration Fairy.

How To Beat “Writer’s Block”: 3 Fun Exercises To Get You Writing

September 16, 2019
/ Blog Creativity Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Quick SummaryThree fun & creative exercises to get you out of your head and putting words onto paper Listen To Podcast:Watch The Video: Get stuck into the article...Don’t fear the Blank

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