Today I’m going to tell you about ‘The Four Tendencies’ – a fab personality framework that can help us meet our writing goals (and any other goals or habits, for that matter). (Hey, if you need help with your own writing goal or block, sign up for one of my coaching programmes: I LOVE helping…
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How to keep up momentum in the editing stage
An interesting question came up at a recent London Writers’ Meetup about keeping up your momentum during the editing stage, so I thought I’d share my answer with you today. Tim’s QuestionHow do I keep up momentum when I get to the editing stage? When I’m writing my draft, I can set myself a daily target…
How to Waste Less Time Online (and Get More Writing Done)
Today I want to share some tips to help you waste less time online. So, you’ve sat down to write. Or maybe you’re planning to do some writing related marketing. You have a goal. You’re all set to go. But then, you somehow find you’ve wasted the morning scrolling through tweets, randomly online shopping or…
Writing While Grieving (or Struggling with Some Other Equally Painful Experience)
It’s been a few months since my last post. Sadly my Mum passed away very unexpectedly earlier in the year, so, it’s been a tough couple of months. However, shortly after her death, I landed myself a big new animation writing job (something I’d applied for a couple of months before). Wonderful news – but…
Are You Procrastinating Over Your Writing? Try Some Self-Compassion
Today I want to share a tip for anyone suffering from procrastination: try using some self-compassion. This wasn’t a term I was particularly familiar with, but I just listened to a fascinating episode of the podcast The Happiness Lab, which was all about how developing self-compassion is vital to helping us achieve our goals. Stay with me…
How to Make Yourself Sit Down and Write, Even if You’re Not in the Mood
We all have days when, no matter what we do, we just can’t make ourselves sit down and write. For some of us, these dry spells can stretch on for days, weeks or even months. There are so many tempting distractions luring us away from the blank page! So today I want to do a deep…
How to build your stamina when writing something long
Today I’m going to share 11 helpful strategies for helping you to build your stamina, especially when embarking on a long piece of writing. These exact strategies helped me to write multiple feature length scripts, and develop an animation series, without running out of steam or getting burnt out. Sometimes we jump into a big…
Why We Shouldn’t Edit As We Go
Today I want to talk about the benefits of plugging away until you get to the end. When embarking on a piece of writing – especially a long piece that’s going to require a lot of time and stamina, I’m a firm believer in the power of getting your first draft written as quickly as…
How to Improve Your Craft by Writing Every Day
How often do you sit down and write? Once in a blue moon, or every day like clockwork? Today I want to share two compelling reasons why I think it’s important to write every day. Good writing means working at it Firstly, if you want to get better at something, it stands to reason that…
8 Books to Help Improve Your Writing Craft
Posted on Author Katy SegrovePosted in Craft, Habits, Screenwriting, Writing, Writing booksLeave a Reply
I’m a big fan of self-improvement in both my life and my writing. I love taking classes, going to talks, listening to podcasts – anything and everything that can help me glean more wisdom and knowledge. And so it stands to reason that I also love reading books about writing. Today, I’d like to share…