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Writing is a phenomenal experience; it’s even more so once you’ve published. But before that, protecting your ideas and manuscript is a top priority. You need to learn how to handle your files, use technology, filter out people with ill intentions, make backups, and more. Then you need to learn how to protect yourself online, keep your privacy safe, and keep your social media secure. Please note: I will update this post as I learn…
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Hello everyone, this week is a bit tough for me to get an article out. I’ve had a lovely chat with a friend regarding procrastination and writing rituals. After going over the notes, I’ve added more content to 1-5 Rituals. Please enjoy the article and I’ll see you next week.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, rituals have many definitions but are mostly“a series of actions or type of behaviour regularly and invariably followed by someone.” Why are rituals important to writers? Well, rituals are mental cues to trigger the flow state, or meditative state, in which a creative is at the height of their concentration. Rituals help circumvent unavoidable stress. Sometimes there are things in your life that you cannot remove. Even if you are…
With all that effort placed on writing, it’s important to keep our work somewhere safe. And organised. When I was younger, I used to write my ideas on post-its. And as you guessed it, I misplaced most of them. Sometimes I found them after a quick search, other times I found them years later hidden all the way at the back of a drawer, plastered or wedged into the wood. As I got older, I…
I have a plan for what order in which I want to post my articles. Mostly chronologically, but I wanted to get this article out now rather than later. My friend, AK Lee, has begun a monthly prompt challenge for 2026, and I am excited to get started. Let’s start with the basics: What is a prompt? Under the Oxford Dictionary, prompts “(of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling),…
