“I’ve always been a rebel. I never do things the way they’re supposed to be done. Either I go in the opposite direction or I create a new direction for myself, regardless of what the… read more
10 Writing Truths You Rarely Hear
It’s 10 am on a Tuesday, and I’m on Facebook scrolling scrolling….scrolling. Facebook isn’t on my to-do list (it never is). I should be writing. I click away from the Book of Faces and open… read more
Dear Writer, Are You Running Toward Rejection?
A year into my writing career and things weren’t steady. That’s an understatement. I’d have months marked by more work than I could handle (midnight cups of coffee, anyone?), followed by months of nail-biting, wondering… read more
Feeling Discouraged About Your Writing? Do This!
In Zimbabwe, there’s a special word, Kufungisisa. It means ‘thinking too much’. I know this because I read an article about how Zimbabwe is attempting to help their citizens who are feeling down and discouraged,… read more
How to Use Fear to Fuel Your Writing
Ever felt so nervous your jaw clenched shut and your stomach filled with knots? That’s how I feel before every storytelling or poetry performance. Not sometimes. Every. Single. Time. Do you know what I do… read more
Do This When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed and Unmotivated
Can you think of a day when you felt utterly overwhelmed with blogging and content creation and the million tasks to do? A day when overwhelm gobbled up every tiny crumb of your motivation. I… read more