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Category: Writing Life

10 Mindset Shifts to Build Your “I Can Handle This” Toolkit

Illustration of two blue heads in profile, facing one another. One head has a circle representing its brain in a locked cage, under the bars you can read Fixed mindset. The other head has a circle with bars under which you can read growth mindset but the lock for the cage is being opened with a key and a plant is growing from the head.

Sometimes being a writer is overwhelming. So much to learn. So much to do. Here are 10 mindset shifts that will help you say “I can handle this.”

Published October 20, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation, Writing, Writing Life Tagged creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, Mindset

The Emotional Toll of Writing Dark Fiction

image of the Statue of Liberty with images showing through her of flames, a flag, a person in black and with a globe like circle behind her against a dark starry sky Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay

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

Valuable Lessons Learned at a Local Writers Workshop

I constantly talk myself out of things because they cost “money” or “takes too much time.” Well, look what I learned when I took a chance.

Published January 27, 2025
Categorized as About Me, My Writing Journey, Writing, Writing Life Tagged goals, Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows

How Creatives Can Improve their Motivation: It Isn’t Magic

It can be a struggle to create when it’s not your full-time job—and sometimes, even when it is. Understand why you resist and how motivation works can help.

Published April 8, 2024
Categorized as Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation, Writing, Writing Life Tagged creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, motivation

35 Tips to a Healthier Writer You 

Writers tend to be workaholics who work in a less than perfect environment. Avoid back pain and RSI by following these tips.

Published January 29, 2024
Categorized as Health, Self-care, Writing, Writing Life Tagged ergonomics, healthier work environment, Lynette M. Burrows, self-care

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