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by jlouden | May 24, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
I’m surrounded by writers in my life. I take writing classes as a student and teach writing retreats and hang out with writers. And I meet a lot of people who’ve always dreamed of writing, but are still waiting for the day when they finally put their...
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by jlouden | May 16, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
Often times when we get an idea for a new writing project our energy goes through the roof. We’re so excited about our new idea and to write about it that we can barely stand ourselves. Which can be a good thing. Or not. Sometimes the excitement of our desire...
by jlouden | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
I admit it. I get a little pissy when someone writes a ‘favorite writing books’ post and it always includes the same five books. It’s not that I don’t like Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott or On Writing by Stephen King. These are grand books full of insights but...
by jlouden | Apr 11, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
We’re in week one of my Get Your Scary S**t Done course with a group of wonderful brave souls, and someone emailed me a question about how to ask for feedback without being crushed by it. Which is astonishingly synchronistic because I just spent the weekend with my...
by jlouden | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Shero's Journey
Some ten years ago, when writing The Life Organizer, I stumbled upon a super useful metaphor for organizing your life that has since rocked my world and tens of thousands of other people’s worlds, too. You start with a stove. A plain, simple four burner stove. Not a...
