When I was writing my dissertation, I stumbled upon two tools that proved invaluable in helping me finish my dissertation. I want to...

What can you do when you don’t feel like doing anything? Or when time simply doesn’t allow for deep, focused work on your project? My...

I once read that Lorne Michaels has said, “Saturday Night Live doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30 pm on a...

What baseline self-care activities do you need to do so that you can do your best writing? As a graduate student and, later, as a...

This is a follow-up from my last post where I introduced the idea of foundational activities and how they can help with writing. If you...

I've been thinking recently about the phenomenon of "writer's block," and how I don't think "writer's block" need exist for anyone. ...

I've been thinking about this recently--how to expand safely. By expand, I mean: try new things, take risks, put yourself (and your...

On Writing a Good Conclusion This is the fourth, and final, installment of my 'how to' series. If you'd like to check out the earlier...

More Tips to Get Unstuck After writing my previous blog post, How to Keep Going, I kept coming up with more and more ideas about how to...

How to Keep Going is the second installment in my “How to” writing series, the first of which was titled (aptly, I think!) How to Get...

You need to write something. Maybe you’ve put it off for a while and it’s due soon—like tomorrow. Or maybe it isn’t due for a while,...

What do you know to be true about yourself? Are you living (and working) in a way that honors and reflects that? I love Gretchen Rubin...