by Megan Barnhard | Apr 28, 2020 | Authors
Your first draft is a sketch. As author Terry Pratchett said, “It’s just you telling the story to yourself.” You will have a chance to revise and edit later. To get the most out of your drafting time, you want to allow your inner five-year-old to...
by Megan Barnhard | Dec 10, 2019 | Blogging, Writing Mindset
I keep a tissue box in every room of my house. Between my fall allergies, my husband’s spring allergies, loving spicy food and sad movies, and owning a shedding cat, we need them. (If I’m honest I maybe also have a what-if-I-need-to-blow-my-nose-right-now...
by Megan Barnhard | Feb 27, 2019 | Blogging, Business Writing
Mad skills and savvy? Check. A business you’re passionate about? Check. A blog for your business? <<crickets chirping…>> What’s holding you back from starting your business blog? Or from posting regularly? I’m willing to bet your...
by Megan Barnhard | Feb 19, 2019 | Authors, Entrepreneurs, Writing Books
Writing fear happens. It’s unavoidable, like pimples and phone calls from telemarketers. But you don’t have to let writing fear keep you from publishing your brilliant ideas. Here are five of my favorite ways to take action in the face of writing fear so...
by Megan Barnhard | Feb 4, 2019 | Blogging, Business Writing, Entrepreneurs, Writing Process
You have the best of intentions about blogging. You mark out time on your calendar. You get yourself pumped and pour a cup of your favorite tea. You sit down, open a new doc… and totally FREEZE! What gives? It’s not like you’re some Timid Tammy or...