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End of January? Don’t Worry! How to Kickstart Your Writing Goals for 2025
It’s the end of January, and maybe your writing goals haven’t gotten off the ground yet. If I’m honest, I know exactly how you feel. I had flu for three weeks over Christmas, and for the whole of January, I feel like I’ve been trying to catch up to no avail. It’s been really frustrating but it’s so important not to let it stop you from making progress. If you’ve found yourself still stuck in the planning phase, have no plans at all, or are struggling to find the time and energy to write, you’re not alone. It’s easy to feel behind when everyone around you seems to be setting…
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From Defense to Growth: Embracing Feedback to Improve Your Writing
As a writer, receiving feedback can sometimes feel like a confrontation – it’s a really personal thing, especially if you feel like you’ve given the writing EVERYTHING you have. The natural instinct is to become defensive—our work is a reflection of ourselves, after all. But what if we could shift our mindset from defense to growth? What if we saw feedback as an invaluable tool for improving our writing, rather than a judgment of our skills or worth? I’m talking about this because for me, shifting my mindset and using feedback as a tool was a game-changer. It improved my writing when writing my own stuff, but also helped me…
