4 Reasons Your Writing Business Will Fail
2023-09-04
How is your writing business going? Are you experiencing progress and success, or do you feel like you’re spinning your wheels? Sometimes when we’re trying to figure out what’s working and what’s not, it’s easier to focus on the negative than the positive—it can offer a bit more clarity. BelowContinue Reading
How to Give Yourself a Mid-Year Writing Progress Checkup
2023-07-11
When was the last time you gave yourself a writing progress checkup? Now is a good time. It’s hard to believe, but we’re already more than halfway through the year. Before you know it, we’ll be doing our holiday shopping and celebrating the arrival of the New Year. How isContinue Reading
10 Ways Getting a Writing Rejection Is Like Getting the Flu
2023-06-19
Getting a writing rejection is never fun. The email shows up in your inbox. You notice that it’s from a publisher or agent. Your pulse quickens. This is it. You’re half excited, half breaking out in a stressful sweat. The message that email holds will either make your day orContinue Reading
A Fun Alphabet of Helpful Tips for Writers
2023-04-03
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
Interviews with Colleen
2023-01-29
Below are listed several of Colleen’s past author interviews and podcast appearances. Stop Chasing a Checklist: Time Management Secrets Lifestyle with Liana Tan You’re setting goals, but wondering how to get the time to achieve them. Author and speaker, Colleen Story, helps us understand the different “time personalities,” how theyContinue Reading
14 Writing Quotes on Rejection and Anxiety
2022-12-12
Welcome to the Writing and Wellness annual “writing quotes” round-up! Below you’ll find the best quotes from the authors featured on the site this year. This is the eighth year I’ve put these together. They’ve all been popular posts and I love how they capture certain overarching themes in theContinue Reading
5 Tips to Help You Balance Book Marketing with Writing
2022-10-31
“Book marketing is exhausting. I have no energy left for writing.” “I prefer to write, but I know I should be doing more book marketing.” “I’ve been pushing my latest book, but meanwhile my writing is suffering.” I hear comments like these from writers all the time. And I canContinue Reading
5 Things I Wish I Knew When Writing My First Novel
2022-06-06
My third novel, The Beached Ones, is coming out with CamCat Books next week—which got me thinking back to my first novel. Of course, I can’t reverse time and change things now. And I wouldn’t want to. My first novel launched my fiction writing career, and I’m grateful for everythingContinue Reading
Featured Writer on Wellness: Helen Power
2022-05-18
For those who are Type A personalities like myself, it can be difficult to shut off and relax. When you’re a Type A personality and a writer, you often feel like downtime is wasted time. Any time that I’m not at work or sleeping is time that should be spentContinue Reading
What You Must Do Today to be a Successful Writer Tomorrow
2021-10-04
What is the key to being a successful writer? Building an identity as a successful writer. But what does that mean? Dreaming is Not Enough Kaylie was discouraged. She’d been dreaming of a successful writing career for years. In high school, she won a contest for a short story sheContinue Reading
5+ Ways to Overcome Challenges and Find Creative Fulfillment
2021-08-10
No matter where you are in your writing career, you’re going to face obstacles to your creative fulfillment. And you’re going to have to overcome those obstacles—often, repeatedly. I’m excited to share a conversation I recently had with author and podcast host Elena Paige about these obstacles and how toContinue Reading