During the rest of the summer, I’ll be posting interviews with writers from across the country and around the world. Hopefully, we can all inspire one another! You can see all of interviews already posted here, and if you want to participate, email me with “writer’s interview” as the subject line. I’ll keep posting as long as you guys keep sending them in.
Today’s interview is with Chesley Maldonado. Chesley is a freelance writer and specializes in web articles, blogs, and web pages. Her favorite topics are related to finance, personal development, women’s issues and relationships. Her website is www.freelancebychesley.com.
Why …read more

During the rest of the summer, I’ll be posting interviews with writers from across the country and around the world. Hopefully, we can all inspire one another! You can see all of interviews already posted here, and if you want to participate, email me with “writer’s interview” as the subject line. I’ll keep posting as long as you guys keep sending them in.
Today’s interview is with Dionne Obeso. Dionne writes freelance articles for a wide range of consumer and trade magazines, most recently including Rinksider magazine and Conceive magazine.
Why do you think freelancers get writer’s block?
Honestly, I think the …read more

During the rest of the summer, I’ll be posting interviews with writers from across the country and around the world. Hopefully, we can all inspire one another! You can see all of interviews already posted here, and if you want to participate, email me with “writer’s interview” as the subject line. I’ll keep posting as long as you guys keep sending them in.
Today’s interview is with Roberta Goli. Roberta is a contributing writer for Suite 101 and has a writing blog called The Write Words. She also writes short stories in her spare time.
Why do you think freelancers get …read more

During the rest of the summer, I’ll be posting interviews with writers from across the country and around the world. Hopefully, we can all inspire one another! You can see all of interviews already posted here, and if you want to participate, email me with “writer’s interview” as the subject line. I’ll keep posting as long as you guys keep sending them in.
Today’s interview is with Jen Whitten. Jen writes about paranormal insights, dream interpretation, and Dexter news at Your Dark Passenger and Dark Passenger, about vampires at The Vampire, and about Psychic Gifts for Examiner.
Why do you think …read more

I’m officially declaring war on writer’s block, distractions, and procrastination during the month of July. Maybe it’s just me, but the summer months always seem to drag. Well, at least, they do when I’m working. I feel sluggish and uninspired. I can barely force myself to do the work I have to do to pay the bills, let alone work on fun personal projects.
I blame the sun. During the summer, there’s nothing better than sitting outside by the pool and sipping Sangria or sweet tea. Hell, I can even stay motivated to work out during the summer because it means …read more

Staying motivated is one of the hardest parts of freelance writing, in my opinion. Writer’s block. Inspiration. The desire to work and do well. Some days, the sun is shining and the pool is calling my name…and I don’t really care how many articles are left unfinished on my plate.
So, I want to know how you guys and gals stay motivated. If you have five minutes of time, I’d love to hear your answers to a little motivation and writer’s block questionnaire I’ve created. I’ll post responses here (along with links back to your website(s)) starting next month!
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Hah! Don’t you love it when you find someone who agrees with you? Here’s a video about writer’s block that really rings true for me.

Write well and often,

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Gather a bunch of writers together and before long someone is apt to mention writer’s block. It’s that state where a writer wants and/or needs to write, but can’t.
On a whim I decided to search for blogs with writer’s block in their name. Sure enough, there are some, including:

The Writers’ Block – a blog about literature.
The Writers’ Block – A Public Radio station’s reading series.
The Writer’s Block Episode 10- Building rapport with clients – a podcast

The results on Google’s blog search really begin to get murky after these entries.
And, of course, I’ve also written about writer’s block in an …read more

Oh good grief! How often do I have to learn this lesson?
I’ve been having huge trouble with a chapter in a ghostwriting chapter. This has been going on for days. I’ve re-listened to the DVD the author sent, read the offending chapter multiple times and simply couldn’t see what was wrong. I even put it away for several days. Finally, just a few moments ago, I realized that I had to delete a whole section of my wonderful, deathless prose. There wasn’t anything wrong with the writing – it would have been easier if there had been. In fact, the …read more

In my not very humble opinion on the subject, it’s my belief that almost all cases of writer’s block are caused by fear.
Fear of what? Well, all sorts of things, including:

Fear of completing a book or other writing project – which is actually a fear of something else, like rejection, ridicule, or being unclear on what’s next.
Fear of exposing yourself or family situation – this usually can be solved by careful writing.
Fear of the blank page (screen) – the solution to this one is usually just to start writing something, anything.

Over time, I’ve found that most fears can be lessened …read more