Tag: burnout

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? Jenny Lawson writes one of the most energetic blogs online. Here she explains how to protect that energy in a few easy steps.   Whenever I feel creatively tapped-out I allow myself to walk away…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? Author David McDonald humbles & inspires with this creative advice. Surround yourself with creative people. One of the challenges of being a writer is that it can be very lonely. As supportive as your family…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? Editor & publisher Alisa Krasnostein has recently been honoured with a World Fantasy Award nomination – and rightly so. In recent years, Krasnostein has changed the face of local publishing in Australia. For me, my…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? I just knew author Lee Battersby would provide exactly the kind of answer I’d relate to. Excelsior!   I’m constantly creatively exhausted, even though I may not look it at first glance. I have so…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? Matthew Cheney is, frankly, brilliant. And I would say that even if he didn’t peddle guns. I stop being creative. I do the dishes, clean the house, grade students’ papers. The measure of how much…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? Tansy Rayner Roberts is a writer & a genuine Taste Maker in the field. Her solution to burnout sounds deceptively easy coming from a mother of two, prolific commentator & busy author. But if I…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion?   Karen Miller is one of those inspiring examples of success that makes you really, truly *want* to be a writer. Energetic, open & down-to-earth, Karen’s answer displays her trademark generosity.   I stop thinking…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? A couple years back Gillian Polack gave me an inspiring task: follow your heart. Well, I’ve summarised our discussion rather relentlessly there, but that’s my number one take-away from a 2-hour conversation we had one…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? I just knew prolific author & all-round good-guy Sean Williams would have something valuable to say about this. Read through to his one-line bio to see why. Today he answers: What strategies do you recommend…

In which a bunch of authors & editors are invited to answer the question: How do you deal with creative exhaustion? Author Nicole Murphy became my hero a few years back. She threw in a career for a chance – just a chance! – at a writing career. It paid off. Today she answers the question: What…