Hi there. It’s been months. I’m not sure if anyone is still reading this, but if you are, welcome.
I got my graduate degree in counseling psychology years ago. But for the last decade, I’ve been working as a writer. The more I wrote, the more writing seemed to circle back to the same themes of health, wellness and spirituality. My tagline once was I used to be a therapist now I counsel others on the written word.
That’s what I want to do here. Offer advice for writers looking for help dealing with all the negative emotions that surface when they decide to venture into the writing world.
In the ten years that I’ve done it, I’ve learned it’s not always a warm and welcoming place. Many of my writing friends have since quit, unable to rise above the murky waters of insecurity and rejection. I had a column once for The Writer magazine that offered inspiration for the writer. But I wanted to do something different here. I wanted to offer support and validation for the writer’s journey, which is something I do for my coaching clients and writing group members.
My intent is to deliver advice so that you don’t feel alone on the journey. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and the desire to quit will be increasingly tempting as you begin to put yourself out there.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve decided to self-publish or choose the traditional route. At every goal, you will meet your worst critics. You will confront yourself.
Many famous writers have dealt with it by feeding their addiction to numb the pain of rejection. But there’s another way.
There’s the path of courage and vulnerability. There’s the road towards confronting all those demons and learning to dance with it.
If you had a choice to get there, would you choose the one that led you closer to spiritual growth or one that was about trying to numb it out? If you’re at least curious about the former, then you’re in the right place.
I’m excited to share what I’ve learned even as I learn it. I’m 100+ submissions in. This is real life. This is my daily job guys.
If you’re new here, please say, “Hello.” Writing is as I said, a lonely journey. Blogging is becoming obsolete. But I still believe we need and have the power to support one another even through the blogosphere.
