cat.lumb, Author at Cat Lumb, Writer & Writing Coach

How to set Writing Goals

By cat.lumbPosted on 19 August 2019Posted in Goals, Mindset, positive thinking, The Write Catalyst, Writing, Writing exerciseTagged writing, writing goals

Rewarding your efforts because you are showing up consistently, putting in the work, and committing to your goals every day deserves recognition and reward

What’s your Writing Purpose?

By cat.lumbPosted on 5 August 2019Posted in Goals, The Write Catalyst, Writing, Writing exerciseTagged writing, Writing ad, writing inspiration

I have to admit, sometimes I fall out of love with my writing. Maybe I’ve been hard at it for a few weeks and I’ve just run out of steam, or perhaps I’ve sat down one day and just felt stuck. I used to find myself losing my passion one day, and then avoiding my WIP for days, sometimes weeks, because I just wasn’t ‘feeling it’. What I’ve discovered, […]

Understand Your Writing Habits

By cat.lumbPosted on 22 July 2019Posted in Goals, Mindset, The Write Catalyst, Writing, Writing exerciseTagged habits, writing

I don’t know about you, but my dream is to have a little ‘Plotting Shed’ out at the end of my garden where, every morning, after walking the dog and thinking about characters and story ideas, I spend an hour writing; blissfully free from distractions. Then, after lunch I spend another hour or so in […]

What’s your Writing Mindset?

By cat.lumbPosted on 8 July 2019Posted in Goals, Mindset, opinion, The Write Catalyst, WritingTagged learning, mindfulness, positive thinking, writing

Ever thought about the way you think? First lesson: thoughts are not truths. Second lesson: You’re in control…

Challenging start to the year? Change that, now.

By cat.lumbPosted on 24 January 2019Posted in Goals, opinion, reading, The Write Catalyst, WritingTagged 2019, challenges, goals, january, long month, Resolutions

January is a harsh month. Not just because here in the UK it’s cold, usually wet, and seemingly always so dark, but it’s also a long month – payday is a long way away, the majority of funds have been spent at Christmas, or for Christmas, and now it’s back to work with the next […]

How to start the best year yet

By cat.lumbPosted on 31 December 2018Posted in Goals, opinion, part of the journeyTagged new year, positive thinking, regrets, Resolutions

Ah, so that’s another year gone. Once upon a time I would lament all the things I had not managed to achieve – not getting an agent for the novel, not being published, or winning no competitions; hell, sometimes it was even not bothering to enter those competitions. Always the focus was on the things […]

Final NaNoWriMo Preparations, otherwise known as ‘Don’t Panic’!

By cat.lumbPosted on 29 October 2018Posted in NaNoWriMo, opinion, The Write CatalystTagged advice, characters, NaNoWriMo, novel, preparation, writing plan

It’s almost here. Later this week is when we all start worrying about our word counts and comparing it to other people’s. In an effort to calm the impending storm that begins on November 1st, here are a selection of final tips that should help you ready yourself for the big challenge. First, let’s consider […]

Writing as a Business

By cat.lumbPosted on 10 September 2018Posted in Goals, leadership, opinion, Publication, The Write Catalyst, Writing

In my previous post I wrote about following your dreams. What a lot of writers are faced with when deciding that they want to become an author of published work is that following this dream means accepting that writing is actually a business. In order to have work published there has to be involvement with […]

How to follow your dream

By cat.lumbPosted on 3 September 2018Posted in Goals, opinion, The Write Catalyst, Writing

We all imagine our lives are different sometimes. Mostly, we project forward and see ourselves living the life we always wanted, whatever that may be. For me, I’m a traditionally published author with a multi-book deal, my best-selling novel is in a prominent position at all bookstores, and I’m at a book signing during my […]

Fearing the Blank Page

By cat.lumbPosted on 27 August 2018Posted in part of the journey, Writing, Writing exerciseTagged blank page, creativity, struggle to write, writer's block, writing, writing drive, writing exercise

I’m going to admit that, recently, I’ve found it increasingly difficult to write. Not only that, but I’ve noticed a distinct aversion to the task. The thought of writing at the moment fills my being with emotions akin to disgust: whatever words I may write, they are despicable and unworthy. Somewhere along the line I’ve […]

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