Tag: writing advice

• 24 Mind Traps Writers Should Know

  

  The same mind traps that mess with our creative flow in real life also make for some fantastic character development opportunities. Here’s 24 mind traps writers should know and how to use them.

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  April 14, 2025

  Psychology, Teaching, Writing, Writing Prompts, Writing Resources

  All-or-Nothing Thinking, amwriting, Blaming, Catastrophizing, character development, cognitive biases, Cognitive Dissonance, cognitive distortions, Confusion, creative writing, Cynicism, dailyprompt, Disassociation, emotional intelligence in writing, Emotional Reasoning, Explanation (Excessive), Fallacy of Fairness, Fortune Telling, FREE, Labeling and Mislabeling, Maximizing/Minimizing, mental clarity, Mental Filtering, mental traps, Mindreading, mindset for creativity, Monitor/Vigilance, overcoming negative thinking, Overgeneralization, personal growth, Placating, productivity for writers, psychological tricks, Regret, Resentment, robin woods, robin woods blog, robin woods fiction, self-doubt, self-improvement for writers, Self-Righteousness, Should Statements, The Switch-Side Con (Self-Serving Opportunism), Worry, writer resources, writer's block, writing, writing advice, writing challenges, writing mindset, writing resources, writing struggles, writing techniques, writing tips

• BUSTING WRITER’S BLOCK

  

  Have you ever struggled to get words on the page? Here are 5 actionable steps for busting writer’s block and getting inspiration to flow.

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  January 9, 2023

  Education, Guest Posts, Writing, Writing Resources

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• Author Interview: Camilla Ochlan & Bonita Gutierrez

  Welcome to my blog interview with novelists, Camilla Ochlan and Bonita Gutierrez, authors of THE WEREWOLF WHISPERER SERIES. Camilla Ochlan grew up on fantasy and fairy tales, finding David Eddings, Katherine Kurtz, Guy Gavriel Kay, and Mercedes Lackey early on. To thedismay of her parents, she spent her high school weekends playing Dungeons & Dragons. College…

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  May 24, 2017

  Author Interviews

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