by jlouden | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’m doing a series on creative burnout. Part 1 is here and Part Two is here. Once upon a time, I spent four years working on a memoir that never jelled, and then, right on the heels of letting that project go, I quickly wrote a non-fiction book proposal that my agent...
by jlouden | Oct 5, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’m doing a series of creative burnout. Part 1 is here. There is one very simple thing that I know helps me tremendously when I am feeling creatively dry and friable. It’s simple but not easy because our brains do not want to do it, so as I tell you about this very...
by jlouden | Sep 28, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
*Creative burnout is “the feeling that you’ve drained all of your creativity, and that there is nothing left. If you’re dreading to start work, feel tired and stressed all the time, and suspect you’ll never be able to create something good ever again, you might be...
by jlouden | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
We’ve all read about how the pandemic has created the Great Reset for millions — people changing jobs, leaving industries, searching for better work conditions, better pay, more meaningful work. It’s exciting. But I’m also sensing another trend, and that’s a...
by jlouden | Sep 15, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Sometimes you have to write and you aren’t a writer or you are, but you don’t want to do this particular piece of writing. Perhaps you need to create content to market your business, or for a work assignment, or you need an artist statement, or even because you’ve...
by jlouden | Sep 7, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
What do you desire right now? A really good piece of toast? Better health? The scene you are writing in your novel to hold together beautifully? The world to remember civility? Everyone to rally together to avert the worsening climate crisis? Pause....
