Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — JasA little timeline of my life so far… — June 1989: I was born in West Middlesex Hospital, in England. Apparently, the UK had had one of the hottest Summers on record 1993: I like to sit under my desk and pretend I was in a rocket-ship, play with my toys, and watch cartoons I would dream up stories…About Me5 min readAbout Me5 min read
Published in Be Yourself·4 days agoHow journalling can help you uncover the book inside of youHello everyone, welcome to another episode of Diary of an Indie Writer. I’m recording this one from a chilly Lake Geneva in the south of Wisconsin here in the US. …Writing7 min readWriting7 min read
Mar 113 things that can get in the way of finishing your book…+ how to overcome them — Making a start on your book is an exciting time, but there are many obstacles that can arise and stop you from getting it finished. Today we’re going to looking at three of the more common ones — and how you can overcome them. Whichever stage you’re at in your…4 min read4 min read
Mar 8Why genre *doesn’t* matter (as much as you think it does)So you have an idea for a book… perhaps you’ve been sitting on it for weeks or months, even years. How much does knowing the genre of your book matter? Or more specifically: Do you need to know what genre you’re writing for from the get-go? Let’s dive in and…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Mar 6‘Plotter’ or ‘pantser’: What kind of writer are you?When it comes to your writing, you might be more of an orderly, person who lives by an outline (a ‘plotter’), or perhaps you prefer to write more broadly and freely without a strict structure (a ‘pantser’). In fact, most people are actually somewhere in between. It’s just a case…Writing Tips3 min readWriting Tips3 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Mar 5A simple exercise to help you integrate ‘flow’ into your writing practice 🎙️An exercise designed to help you unpack the *ingredients* of flow, and discover your very own *recipe*. — On my Indie Writer blog, I’ve been unpacking the work of psychologist Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi (“Chick-sent-me-high”) on ‘flow’. Considered one of the founding fathers of Positive Psychology (the science of optimal functioning), he dedicated his life’s work to ‘flow’ — which he described as“a state in which people are so involved…Writing Tips2 min readWriting Tips2 min read
Published in Be Yourself·Feb 24The power of writing your story downHow you can untangle the strands of your life through writing — and discover hidden fragments along the way. — What is your story? Who are you? I mean who really are you? I know that’s quite a deep and philosophical question, but it’s also a pretty important one. Some might say we are the product of our experiences and thoughts. Of all the things that happen to us, in…Journal4 min readJournal4 min read
Feb 22Gradual, meaningful writing connectionsI caught up with a writer friend today I’ve known for more than 3 years having met through the web via mutual writer friends we both know. We spoke over Zoom about a bunch of things, from writing memoir to publishing projects to social media, cats, and more. One of…Journal2 min readJournal2 min read
Feb 22Energetic boundariesAfter writing a short introduction for the Facebook community of a course I’ve recently started, I found myself mentioning my ongoing work with energetic boundaries. It’s not the first time I’ve talked about these, and I don’t think it’ll be the last time either. As a sensitive and, a word…Journal1 min readJournal1 min read
Feb 21Gradual, meaningful writing connections.I caught up with a writer friend today I’ve known for more than 3 years having met through the web via mutual writer friends we both know. We spoke over Zoom about a bunch of things, from writing memoir to publishing projects to social media, cats, and more. One of…Journal2 min readJournal2 min read
