~Writing Well Wednesday Tip~ When I did my little writing office makeover a few months ago, I considered getting a Varidesk. I had seen something similar to it in an office store, and loved the ease of pushing a button and having the desk rise up so easily, and thenContinue Reading
I now use a standing desk in my writing business. After researching the dangers of sitting for hours (over six hours increases your risk of, um…death), and looking into the options that are out there today for standing desks, I convinced myself I needed to make a change. I didn’tContinue Reading
If you’ve been writing for a while, you may now be thinking about how to find your best standing desk. A lot of writers are. We sit so much—often for hours at a time—and we know it’s not good for us. A treadmill desk can be pricey, and the movementContinue Reading
Oh we thought we were so clever, didn’t we? After we heard about all the health hazards associated with sitting at the computer so much (read more about those here), many of us switched to standing desks. Some of us bought new ones to fit into our writing spaces, andContinue Reading
Sitting is the new smoking, as they say. Of all the things that wear away at our health, sitting for hours is one of the big ones. I covered this in a previous post. (You can read more about the dangers of sitting here.) Briefly, recent studies have found thatContinue Reading
There’s something about working in an office that compels one, no matter how health conscious, to cave in to the munchies. Why not take advantage of the compulsion to choose healthy but satisfying options?
How do you stay healthy while writing? It’s not easy. I’m a full-time health and wellness writer and even I struggle with it. There’s no doubt that spending a lot of time at the computer—which most writers do—is horrible for your health. It leads to all sorts of problems, includingContinue Reading
Health hacks for writers—here are three from David Oppegaard, who’s new book, Claw Heart Mountain, released in January 2023. by David Oppegaard Writing is a grind. I’ve been writing novels for almost thirty years (since I was fifteen) and I am currently working on my twenty-second novel. That is aContinue Reading
If you’re looking for more helpful tips for writers, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve been doing a lot of coaching for writers lately, so I figured it might be fun—after 25 years as a professional writer—to try to come up with a writing tip for every letter ofContinue Reading
Certain products for writers become critical to our daily work. You may have a special pen that you sign your books with, for example, or a laptop that you can’t be without. But then there are products lend themselves particularly well to the winter months. When the cold, dark daysContinue Reading
by Sandy Vaile After more than a decade of writing and teaching fiction, I have the luxury of looking back on my journey (thus far) to see where I could have done things differently to heighten enjoyment and expediate my arrival at the place I am now. And I’m goingContinue Reading
The biggest emotional challenge of being a writer for me? Shyness. I’m not sure if that qualifies as mild anxiety or self-doubt. In my mind at least, many people become book people because stories offer them something they can’t find in the real world. A lot of us are turnedContinue Reading