Tag: writer’s block

• The Writer’s Studio – Personal Sovereignty

  

  Personal sovereignty isn’t about standing up for yourself. It’s about having the dignity and self-respect to set boundaries and determine how you react to others.

  Robin Rivers

  August 31, 2019

  Everyday Life, In The Writer’s Studio

  honouring the self, Inspiration, Novelist, personal sovereignty, self-care, self-help, the writer’s studio, writer, writer’s block, writer’s life, writers

• In The Writer’s Studio – August, The Dead Month

  

  Novelist Robin Rivers talks about plans for getting out of the writing rut brought on by a dead August.

  Robin Rivers

  August 26, 2019

  In The Writer’s Studio, The Woman On The Wall

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• On Being Distracted

  

  Novelist and writing coach Robin Rivers talks about self-shaming, writing, and wonders how to honour the down times as an author.

  Robin Rivers

  August 19, 2019

  In The Writer’s Studio

  creativity, devotion, distractions, focus, motivation, self-care, Vancouver, writer’s block, writer’s life, Writer’s Studio, writing, writing life

• On How I Broke Down When Writing Feedback Hurt (And Won)

  

  How I turned a breakdown over negative feedback from an editor into an opportunity to grow as a novelist.

  Robin Rivers

  May 31, 2019

  In The Writer’s Studio

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• Day 30 – The Value of Keeping Scenes Simple

  

  Day 28 and 29 got lost somewhere in the morass of trying to set the final scene of The Woman On The Wall.  Forty-eight hours of drop-off in writing output had one evil source—me, trying to overcomplicate things. The terrible, beautiful part was all I had to do was look at tools I teach other […]

  Robin Rivers

  May 15, 2019

  In The Writer’s Studio, The Woman On The Wall

  pre-writing, simplicity, storytelling, teaching, writer’s block, writer’s life, Writer’s Studio, writing, writing tools

• Day 24 – Gardening As Food For Writing

  

  After my reminiscing with the spirea in the neighbour’s yard, I went home and tried to write. Nothing. Some days, nothing comes out. That is generally a sign that I need to rest the active brain and let the passive brain take over. My husband is a big fan of passive-brain creativity and, I have […]

  Robin Rivers

  May 9, 2019

  In The Writer’s Studio, The Garden

  authors, creativity, downtime, garden, Inspiration, passive brain, passive creativity, productivity, science, self-care, urban gardening, writer’s block, Writer’s Studio, writers, writing