It’s time to put your goals aside for something more important
Sometimes you have to push your goals aside because sometimes, you’ll find your goals are getting in the way of actually reaching them. Let me explain. I work really hard and focus intensely on finishing projects and creating strategies that bring me closer to...
The Ultimate Self-Care Gifts Guide For Writers
It’s holiday time and what better moment to talk about self-care gifts. But… self-care… what does that even mean? True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from....
How-to create a pre-marketing plan for your writing life
“What the hell is pre-marketing?” you may be asking right now. And why do I need to do it? If you’re like most writers I know, you probably despise the marketing part of writing. You cringe at the thought of asking people to buy or give you a blurb for your book. And...
What if I told you What’s-Always-Been Is a Lie? Question everything!
What if I told you your point of view matters more than the power structures that guide your life. The rules you follow — the ones that tell you when to wake up, how many hours a week you should work, how much money you can ask for your work — don’t...
7 ways to commit to writing even if you’re not doing NaNoWriMo
It’s November, that time of year when leaves turn colors and everyone in the world seems to commit to writing a novel NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month. When the internet challenges you to write a novel in one month. 1667 words a day. 50 thousand words...About Leigh
I'm a writer and mentor currently living in Argentina. Want to know how I created my ideal writing life?
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