The more productive you are as a writer or blogger, the more writing gigs you’ll win, the more books you’ll write, and the more money you’ll earn! One of the keys to earning a great living as a writer is to increase not just the number of words you write every day, but to figure [...]

Are you struggling to write your novel, query letter, or book proposal? Here are five tips for ending your writing procrastination, to help you stay focused and productive…and become the successful writer you’ve always dreamed of!
Before the tips, a quip:
“Procrastination is the fear of success,” says American motivational speaker Denis Waitley. “People procrastinate because they [...]

These quotations from published authors on the dreaming and writing process is a follow-up from my How Dreaming at Night Inspires Famous Writers post. Thanks for the nudge, c.a. Marks
First, a writing quip:
“There are two kinds of [successful] writers: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder.” – Brian Aldiss
You can use [...]

Inactivity and fear of gaining 100 pounds are my biggest challenges as a freelance writer – but I’ve actually lost weight since I went fulltime a year ago! Here are tips for eating healthy while working from home, from myself (me?) and other writers.
First, natch, a quip from a writer…
“Sleep on your writing; take a [...]

Since most professional and novice writers – freelancers, novelists, columnists, poets – want to write more and procrastinate less, here are seven ways to get more writing done. They work for me, and I bet Margaret Atwood would agree…
“All writers must go from now to once a upon a time; all must go from here to [...]

These tips for avoiding writer’s burnout will help you recognize the best time to take a break from a hard day of writing (and let’s face it, fellow scribes: 15 minutes can feel like a day!).
This guest post from publication coach Daphne Gray-Grant offers three tips on taking a break from writing. First, here’s a quip [...]

Finding solutions to common problems for writers is what “Quips and Tips” is all about! Here are nine ways to overcome writing obstacles — ranging from increasing writing discipline to earning more money.
Before the tips, a quip: 
“Writing is elemental,” said Natalie Goldberg. “Once you have tasted its essential life, you cannot turn from it without some deep [...]

These writing quips and tips from Julia Cameron are about avoiding writing, creating, producing, or otherwise evolving into the artist you’re meant to be.
“Art is not about thinking something up,” said Cameron “It is the opposite – getting something down.”
She wrote this funky little book called How to Avoid Making Art (or Anything Else You Enjoy). It’s a quick read, [...]

Overcoming your fear of writing is key to becoming a successful writer, my friend! Here are eight ways to overcome writing fears, which will increase your writing productivity and improve your chances of getting published.
Before the tips, a quip:
“When I’m scared – and I’m always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have [...]

These five ways to find writing inspiration are inspired by Canadian writer Margaret Laurence. These tips will help you create new ideas for both magazine articles and book ideas, and increase your writing productivity.
Before the tips, a quip:
“I’ve never been able to force a novel,” wrote Laurence in Dance on the Earth: A Memoir. “I always had the sense [...]