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Category: Self-care

Posts by author Lynette M. Burrows on things creatives can do to take care of themselves.

A Crisis Survival Guide for Creatives

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Whys and how creatives can take care of their highly sensitive selves during a time of crisis. The world needs creatives in times like these.

Published January 26, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, Health, Self-care Tagged creativity, highly sensitive people, Lynette M. Burrows, quotes

Life After the Last Book: An Emotional Rollercoaster

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Lynette M. Burrows shares the emotional journey of having finished the last book in a series and how she copes with not knowing what to write next.

Published January 12, 2026
Categorized as About Me, Inspiration and Motivation, My Writing Journey, Self-care Tagged creativity, Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows

Last-Minute Ways to Protect Your Creativity & Holiday Cheer

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if you’re a procrastinator like me, you have no plan for the holidays and are winging it. Here are 4 ways to be creative and enjoy the holidays.

Published December 22, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Holidays, Inspiration and Motivation, Self-care Tagged creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, winter holidays

The Emotional Toll of Writing Dark Fiction

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I created characters I thought couldn’t exist in America—then watched them appear on the news. How to keep writing when reality feels dystopian.

Published September 29, 2025
Categorized as About My Books, And When I Wake, Dystopian, My Writing Journey, Science Fiction, Self-care, Writing Life Tagged Author Lynette M Burrows, writing life

Make the Scary Parts Less Scary

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What makes something less scary? In this two part article, Lynette discusses how we can use science to modify and use fear so you feel like you can handle it.

Published September 22, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Empowerment, Health, Inspiration and Motivation, Science Fact, Self-care Tagged Lynette M. Burrows

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