• Kickstart 2025: 10 Tips for Your Freshest Start Year

    Now is the perfect opportunity to kickstart 2025 with fresh goals, exciting activities, and new habits that set the tone for a fulfilling year ahead. While every day offers a chance for a fresh start, there’s something uniquely inspiring about the clean slate that comes with a brand-new year. Maybe this is the year you finally sign up for that cooking class you’ve been dreaming about or plan a visit to the state park that’s been on your bucket list. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that life is precious, and now is the time to…

  • Set and Meet Summer Writing Goals

    A common challenge a writer can face is that there’s no one to tell them what to do, when to do it, how to do it, or even if they’ve done it well. That’s why setting writing goals to keep yourself accountable is so important. And with summer officially beginning this weekend, now’s the perfect time to set them. Before we get started on tips for setting goals, it’s important to understand goals first. For example, while some may yearn to become a millionaire novelist, that’s not a goal — it’s a dream. And the only way you’ll achieve dreams…

  • 5 Writing Goals to Add to Your List

    You don’t always have to be working on a “book” to be a writer. Use the rest of this month to experiment with some new (to you) aspects of writing. From research to reading, and everything in between, there are plenty of different activities you can explore that still fall under creative living. Here are 5 writing goals you can still accomplish this month: 1. Search for inspiration. If you’re between writing projects, start researching your next project. Scroll through Pinterest to find character inspiration. Take daily walks and snap photos of objects, buildings, and scenery that inspire you. Sit…

  • New Year’s Tips for Writers

    New Year, new book. If you’re an aspiring author determined to publish in 2021, this list of tips for writers is for you. 1. Create an action plan. Not even writer’s block will stand in your way in 2021. Take time to create an action plan that you can actually stick to. Make sure it’s a realistic action plan and be honest with yourself. Set quantifiable writing goals to hit specific word counts, a date to have a publishing deal signed, and book release details set up. 2. Find the optimal writing space. Time, energy, and good writing space are…