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Should I quit?
The hard decision to grit or quit. We turn to Annie Duke for advice on when to walk away from a creative project.
Mar 27
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Bec Evans
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Chris Smith
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Can you help us? Volunteer to test our 7-Day Writing Sprint on Substack
On your marks, get set, GO! We're hosting our first Substack writing sprint - want to be involved? Here's what it is and how to help us.
Mar 25
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Chris Smith
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Bec Evans
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Quiz time: What's your writing personality?
Discover your writing preferences and how you can make the most of your time to write. Plus, time-based links & recommended reads from the BBC, Chris…
Mar 20
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Chris Smith
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Bec Evans
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Mono-tasking or multi-tasking: what's best for creativity?
Are you a monogamist when it comes to writing or do you dabble in creative affairs? Five approaches to the multi-tasking dilemma, with advice from…
Mar 13
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Bec Evans
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Chris Smith
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Tip 26: How to savour your progress
There is always more to be done - why focussing on progress helps manage the overwhelm. A tip on setting & celebrating milestones - ours included.
Mar 6
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Bec Evans
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Chris Smith
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Tip 26: How to savour your progress
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February 2024
Do what only you can do
Ready to give up on a idea? Take inspiration from Kevin Kelly and change tack, how his epiphany helped us and it might help you to keep going.
Feb 28
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Chris Smith
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Bec Evans
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A little introduction
Welcome to Breakthroughs & Blocks - a community of writers who want to keep going! Let's introduce ourselves - we'd love to know more about you.
Feb 27
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Chris Smith
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Bec Evans
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Tip 25: Embrace your writing quirks
What keep writers writing? From shame to pleasure, here's a few quirky writing tips - share your favourite weird way to write.
Feb 26
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Bec Evans
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Chris Smith
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The scent of writing
Can the smell of rotting apples help you to write? A tip from Friedrich Schiller to trigger a routine & how to use your sense of smell to support your…
Feb 21
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Bec Evans
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Chris Smith
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Sue Townsend's cardboard box
The story behind 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and ¾' - and how a box can help you to keep going.
Feb 14
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Chris Smith
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Bec Evans
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Tip 24: Find delight in the discipline
A tip from author Madeleine Dore to find delightful discipline in doing and release yourself from the pain of productivity guilt.
Feb 12
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Bec Evans
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Chris Smith
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Keeping going
Writing and rewriting can feel like you've dismantled an engine with no way to put it back together. We talk about getting through the muddle, why…
Feb 7
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Chris Smith
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Bec Evans
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