by Stephanie Dethlefs | Apr 19, 2023 | Book Coaching, How to write a novel, Inner critic, Mindset, writing life
Writers, we tell ourselves some things that aren’t true. Here’s what they are and – more importantly – some steps to reframe them so that we can meet our writing goals. Transcript: Stephanie (00:06):Hello writers. Today I wanted to share with you eight...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Apr 18, 2023 | Accountability, Book Coaching, Inner critic, Mindset, writing life, Writing schedule
“It’s such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself.” – author Zadie Smith One of my favorite memories of my oldest is when she decided that she wanted to learn to cross the monkey bars on the playground....
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Apr 4, 2023 | Book Coaching, First Draft, How to write a novel, Inner critic, Mindset, writing life
Throughout my life, a particular question has plagued me. Whether I was… 🧍12 years old, at a birthday party, or 🧍17 years old, walking in the halls of my high school, or 🧍26 years old, in a new town for graduate school, or 🧍30 years old, in front of a classroom, or...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Jan 5, 2023 | Accountability, Inner critic, Mindset
What will your writing life look like in 2023? Let’s start with what it looked like last year. Your writing in 2022 was good enough. We are not judging it. But, objectively, what worked and what didn’t? 👉Can you take what worked and continue it? 👉Can you...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Nov 8, 2022 | Accountability, Inner critic, Mindset, writing life
When we set out to write a novel, we have one goal, which is to write a novel. But we also know that having the goal of writing a novel is not unlike standing at the foot of a mountain with the plan to climb it. We know it’s going to be amazing at the top but, man,...
by Stephanie Dethlefs | Sep 28, 2022 | Inner critic, Mindset, writing life
Self-doubt (a.k.a. imposter syndrome, writers’ block and the inner critic) is an experience that all writers have. The question is not how to get rid of it, but how to understand it and work with it. Transcript: Stephanie: (00:03)Hello writers. Welcome to the...
