Look, at the risk of getting out of my lane and into life coach territory, I think it's important at this shift-into-the-second-quarter point to pause and look at where we've come so far this year. Personally, I've fallen a little short of where I hoped to be by now. I set out in 2023 with … Continue reading Habitual Forgiveness
Author: spitkin
Hi, It’s Me, I’m the problem, It’s Me
I did the podcast! It's a teaser for my talk this Friday at 2:00, at the Founded in FoCo event. Let's get past that writing anxiety, y'all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Cf7-0vZZo
Break it Up Already
This morning, I attended a presentation by a verified expert. He'd crammed so much useful information onto each slide that I was squinting from the second row (and I know my contacts are up to date). As I struggled to make out the small words on the wall-sized screen and pay attention to the additional … Continue reading Break it Up Already
A New You is a Process
If you've used writing as a tool in setting your aspirational goals for this year, then the start of this second month is a great chance to check in on how your processes are developing. Ideally, you're writing at least a little something every day: a shopping or to-do list, maybe a few lines of … Continue reading A New You is a Process
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
We're coming out of the comfortable holiday season to get a little uncomfortable with our new year's goals and and shifting into the pace of a more active business season. Seems like a good time to revisit those comfort words and learn how to even find them. The first step, as we already noted, is … Continue reading Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Something Different this Week
If you're in my local area, you might already know about the Founded in Foco series of events coming up in March. I'll be there, offering some real-time writing guidance and helping you work through some writing anxiety. Save the dates, check out the full schedule here, and come out for some learning and support!
Writing a New Year, Making a New You
There's something psychologically powerful about a clear demarcation: a hard line between what was and what is or what you hope will be. The New Year is an invented day (in high dispute around the world), but it gives us a shared indicator of time passing, of a line between the old and new--and a … Continue reading Writing a New Year, Making a New You
See You In The New Year
Happy Holidays!I'm taking the rest of the year off from writing advice and telling stories, but I'll have plenty more for you in 2023. I hope you enjoy your winter coziness, whatever form that takes.
Comfort Words
Much like a comfort blanket, we all carry around a set of go-to words that fill the gaps in our speech and text. Mine are so, okay, and right? I taught for so long that I can't help but pause to check for understanding--but all of us need to pause sometimes to make sure of … Continue reading Comfort Words
Truly scary stuff
We're well into the winter holiday season, which to my mind kicked off with Halloween--this is a typical time for first snow in my region, after all. Since I spend a lot of my time reading and thinking about good writing, my social media feeds fill up with ads for the latest novels and novel-writing … Continue reading Truly scary stuff
Something Polished 