Episode 6: We Are What We Think

Maybe it's time to change the way we think about writer's block - the language we use matters, and by telling ourselves we're blocked, we may be making ourselves even more blocked. Time to start working on our mindset and the words we use with ourselves.
In this week's episode I mention about Carole Dweck's research into mindset. You can watch her Ted Talk here:
https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve
I also talked about using the 150 rule, which is covered in Episode 2 of Write, Damn It!. You can listen in here:
https://zoerichards.buzzsprout.com/share
And finally, Stephanie Butland, the great writing mentor and coach I mention in this episode, can be found here:
https://www.stephaniebutlandauthor.com

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