It's such a simple question, yet actually sitting down to write can be paralyzing. That's the quandary I wanted to tackle this week in #Chapter 7: How Do I Write Now? Check it out, and let me know what you think.

Hello everyone, I'm taking a little break from my usually scheduled weekly writing motivation to instead ask you all what kind of content do you want to see? What do you struggle with when writing? Do you want more concrete writing tips, like how to write dialogue? Are there writing behaviors you're having a hard time breaking or developing? Tell me in the comments what it is you want to see from me. You're in a special position where you can directly shape the content I upload, and have your exact questions about writing answered. So, what do you need help with?

Hello writers, I just uploaded a new chapter to "Writing the Piano: A Beginner's Guide to Writing," one of the courses that can be found in the classroom. In it, I talk about what it means to give yourself grace as a writer, and not beat yourself up when you make mistakes writing. You're not always going to have a perfect writing session, and that's fine. You should never feel like a session was wasted because you will always have gotten something done, learned something new about your story, and added things that wouldn't be there had you done nothing. Check out the course page for more!

I pride myself on being productive and using my time well. I think that I do a good job managing my free time and getting things done. Unfortunately, that can also create a feedback loop of feeling like I need to use all my down time to get something done. Do you feel this way too? Do you ever make yourself artificially busy or fixate on the things you could do when that's not actually what you need to do? Share your thoughts and experiences. I want to hear about it. I talk about this a little more in the newest chapter of Writing the Piano, but it's a pretty short chapter this time around. I think I'll expand on this idea of productivity, and I would love to hear about how everyone here navigates it so I can respond to and incorporate some of those thoughts into the next resource.

The easiest way to grow as a writer is honestly pretty simple: read. If you want to hone your skills as a writer, make sure that you are reading. If you're just writing, or doing other things and writing, your writing will suffer as a result. I talk about this in a bit more detail in the premium resource, "Writing the Piano," but I wanted to share the main sentiment here as well: if you're not reading, you're not writing. So the next time you feel dissatisfied with your writing, asking yourself when was the last time you read a book for fun?