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# Jenna Avery

Sci-Fi Screenwriter

## Posts

- [Making A Leap of Faith & Wonder](https://www.jennaavery.com/making-a-leap-of-faith-wonder) - Jenna Avery's latest ScriptMag article introducing a new column: A Leap of Wonder, about redesigning her business and life to refocus on her own writing.
- [Am I Being a Perfectionist With My Writing?](https://www.jennaavery.com/am-i-being-a-perfectionist-with-my-writing) - Jenna's December ScriptMag article responding to a reader about knowing whether they're being a perfectionist with writing, or not.
- [How Do I Find the Theme For My Script?](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-do-i-find-the-theme-for-my-script) - Jenna's November ScriptMag article responding to a reader about how to find the theme for their story in themselves and what they've already written.
- [A Lesson from John Scalzi](https://www.jennaavery.com/john-scalzi) - I was reminded of a novel I read recently called Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi. The book is a fun, lighthearted romp about a film agent who ends up being the P.R. guy for a group of ugly aliens...
- [How Can I Stop Second-Guessing Myself as a Writer?](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-can-i-stop-second-guessing-myself-as-a-writer) - Jenna's newest ScriptMag column responding to reader comments about second-guessing and self-doubt about being a writer and writing less than we want to be writing.
- [Writing From Achievement vs. Writing From Love](https://www.jennaavery.com/writing-from-achievement-vs-writing-from-love) - A new take on writing-related inner guidance from years ago to "write like your life depends on it".
- [Living and Writing In Uncertain Times](https://www.jennaavery.com/living-and-writing-in-uncertain-times) - We're living through an unprecedented event in our modern era. Life has changed, radically, in what felt like over night. The word "unprecedented" feels wholly inadequate, honestly. Surreal? Unholy? Disastrous? LIFE ALTERING. Nothing will be the same after this. At least I very much hope that will be true, in the sense of the many
- [7 Mindset Perspectives to Motivate Your Writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-mindset-perspectives-to-motivate-your-writing-on-the-final-draft-blog) - Seven mindset perspectives counter any conflicting thoughts, feelings or self-doubt about your work so you can keep doing what you were put here to do.
- [7 Creative Strategies to Survive Distance Learning and Keep Writing This Fall](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-creative-strategies-to-survive-distance-learning-and-keep-writing-this-fall-on-the-final-draft-blog) - Last week I wrote a piece for the Final Draft blog about 7 creative strategies to survive distance learning AND keep writing this fall. Like many parents, school is majorly on my mind right now, so I've been thinking about how best to work with the situation as best I can. One thing I didn't include in
- [How to Thrive While Receiving Feedback On Your Script](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-thrive-while-receiving-feedback-on-your-script-on-the-final-draft-blog) - This week I've written a piece for the Final Draft blog about thriving while receiving feedback, which can often be emotionally perilous. I hope you find it helpful. “You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.” ― Ed Catmull Receiving quality feedback on your screenplay
- [5 Ways to Overcome Impostor Syndrome](https://www.jennaavery.com/5-ways-to-overcome-impostor-syndrome-on-the-final-draft-blog) - “I have written 11 books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’ ” —Maya Angelou This week I've written a piece for the Final Draft blog about impostor syndrome. It can be paralyzing, and it stops
- [Is It Time For a Writing Coach?](https://www.jennaavery.com/is-it-time-for-a-writing-coach-on-the-final-draft-blog) - This week I've written a piece for the Final Draft blog about working with a writing coach. Sometimes you really need someone on your team to help navigate the challenges, decisions, and process. This week's article talks about some of the times you might need that kind of assistance and what you can expect to get
- [6 Tips To Keep Writing When It Feels Like the World Is Falling Apart](https://www.jennaavery.com/6-tips-to-keep-writing-when-it-feels-like-the-world-is-falling-apart-on-the-final-draft-blog) - I've been thinking a lot about how to keep writing when the world is both literally and figuratively on fire, which led to this week's article on the Final Draft blog. It was in part inspired by a Twitter conversation I stumbled across where writers were sharing how unproductive they were feeling. Since I'm finding that
- [6 Steps to Tackling a Major Script Revision](https://www.jennaavery.com/6-steps-to-tackling-a-major-script-revision-on-the-final-draft-blog) - Despite everything that's going on I'm thrilled to have finished a major revision of the first act of my script. While there's more to go, getting the first act sorted for the new vision for the storyline has been a big undertaking. This article goes into my methodology for tackling a major script revision, much
- ['Skylines' Breaks Sci-Fi Barriers](https://www.jennaavery.com/skylines-breaks-barriers-in-sci-fi-screenwriting) - An interview with writer-director Liam O'Donnell about his third installment of a sci-fi action trilogy whose creation spans the last decade and was made on a relatively small budget.
- [‘Breach’ Models Past Sci-Fi Horror Classics](https://www.jennaavery.com/5-screenwriting-takeaways-breach-models-past-sci-fi-horror-classics) - Five takeaways sci-fi screenwriters can draw on in their own scripts from sci-fi space thriller Breach, a sci-fi space thriller in the vein of the original Alien and The Thing.
- [5 Screenwriting Takeaways: '2067'](https://www.jennaavery.com/5-screenwriting-takeaways-2067) - Five screenwriting takeaways from 2067 including "a hook that keeps your audience wondering" and "a time travel explainer moment."
- [‘Psycho Goreman’ Is a Wacky Sci-Fi Homage](https://www.jennaavery.com/psycho-goreman-is-a-wacky-homage-to-campy-sci-fi-monsters) - An interview with writer-director Steven Kostanski on his writing process and how he brought his bizarrely creative story to life in the film PG: Psycho Goreman.
- [How Can I Step More Fully Into My Writer’s Identity?](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-can-i-step-more-fully-into-my-writers-identity) - Jenna's newest ScriptMag column answering a reader question about stepping more fully into their writer's identity.
- [How I Got My Reading Groove Back](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-i-got-my-reading-groove-back) - I can't totally recall how and when I lost my reading groove — it seems to have happened gradually. Here's how I found my way back to reading this summer.
- [How Much Should I Plan My Writing Time?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-much-should-i-plan-my-writing-time-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a reader’s question about how much (or whether) to plan writing time: “How much should I be planning my writing time vs. just showing up to write each day?” Much like the answer to most
- [Deciding Between Writing Ideas + How to Edit & Get Feedback](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-deciding-between-writing-ideas-how-to-edit-get-feedback-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to two questions about choosing projects and getting feedback. “I have four different topics that intrigue me. All could be short non-fiction books. How do I commit to one? It seems like each day a different one appeals more. I start on one, then wonder if another
- [Finding the Line with Scene Descriptions](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-finding-the-line-with-scene-descriptions-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to two questions about writing scene descriptions, including seeing it as an opportunity for your voice to shine, and where to draw the line with what to include and what to leave out. Here are the main points I discuss in my response: Scene descriptions can be a
- [Your Writing Questions, Answered](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-your-writing-questions-answered-on-script-mag) - My new “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag launched this week! As a writing coach, I answer a lot of questions for writers about how to make the work of writing actually happen. As you may already know, I specialize in helping writers get out of their own way and back on track with what they
- [Not Three-Act Enough?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-not-three-act-enough-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the first installment of my new “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month's question is specifically about the three-act structure in screenwriting: "What I'm running into is the common criticism that my stories are not strongly three-act. They have a beginning setup, mounting problem, and ending resolution — good
- [When Should I Give Up On a Script?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-when-should-i-give-up-on-a-script-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the next installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month’s question is specifically about finishing, and when — or if — to give up on a project: “How can I deal with the indecision that comes with looking at what I’m writing and reaching a point at
- [How Can I Find an Idea Person for My Story?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-find-an-idea-person-for-my-story-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the next installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month's question is about getting past feeling stumped and how to find an “idea person” to help make that happen: “My writing style is that I get an idea and start writing to see where the story goes.
- [Do Experts Help or Hinder Writers From Reaching Their Goals?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-do-experts-help-or-hinder-writers-from-reaching-their-goals-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the next installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month's question is about whether or not writing and marketing experts and gurus help writers or just get in the way: “With so many claiming to have the secrets to either writing or marketing, is this just another layer
- [Help! Do I Abandon My Current Script for a New Idea?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-help-do-i-abandon-my-current-script-for-a-new-idea-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the next installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month’s question is about whether to abandon a current script in favor of a new idea, or not: “I recently committed to working on a particular script idea, and almost instantly became fascinated by another story entirely. Should I
- [Who Owns the Sequel Rights to My Script?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-who-owns-the-sequel-rights-to-my-script-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month’s question is about who owns sequel rights to your screenplay and why adding an entertainment lawyer to your team is beneficial when negotiating screenwriting contracts. “I’m writing a script which has obvious sequel potential. If I am fortunate enough
- [How Can I Find the Right Reader for My Script?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-find-the-right-reader-for-my-script-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month’s question is about finding the right reader for your script and genre: “Hi, I'd like your advice on how to select a reader who will give you a fair evaluation. I've had my script ‘read’ several times by Pros
- [How Can I Expand My Script?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-expand-my-script-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month’s question is about fleshing out a story: “My problem is, I grew up writing short stories, and now I am trying to write a screenplay. I ‘finished’ my script, and if it is true as they say that one
- [Is an MFA Worth It?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-is-an-mfa-worth-it-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a reader’s question about whether or not to pursue an advanced writing degree: “Is it worth it to pursue an advanced degree or are there now enough classes and tools and webinars and retreats out there
- [What Do I Need for a TV Pitch?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-what-do-i-need-for-a-tv-pitch-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month, I’m sharing more from my interview with Neil Landau, author of the recently released book, The TV Showrunner's Roadmap: Creating Great Television in an on Demand World (2nd edition) and the Director of Screenwriting at the University of Georgia, who helped me answer
- [Superstitious About Writing Time?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-superstitious-about-writing-time-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a question about being superstitious about writing: “Do you ever feel superstitious about your writing time? Like you have to write in the same place, at the same time, after eating the same thing, to recapture the
- [Odds & Ends: God or god? Horror feedback? Script formatting?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-odds-ends-god-or-god-horror-feedback-script-formatting-more-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a collection of shorter questions that haven’t quite warranted a full article but are useful nonetheless, from screenplay formatting to finding feedback for horror short stories, capitalizing nouns and proper nouns, and more! It’s easy to
- [How Do I Keep Writing During Summer?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-do-i-keep-writing-during-summer-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a question about how to keep writing during the summer: "How do I keep writing even when I’m pulled away by summer? Between vacations, BBQ weather, busy kids, and an urge to get my house organized, I’m having
- [Who Do I Send My Script To?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-who-do-i-send-my-script-to-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a question about where to send a script: "I am wondering if you know any places or producers that I can send my movie script to?" Ah, yes! What to do with your movie script once you’ve
- [How Do I Find a Showrunner?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-do-i-find-a-showrunner-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month, I’m addressing a question about finding a showrunner: “I have a solid idea for a TV series, but I need help to execute it. Where do I go to ‘meet up’ with a showrunner who'd be open to helping
- [Odds & Ends – Finding Your Voice, Getting Unstuck, and Abandoning Scripts for Books](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-odds-ends-finding-your-voice-getting-unstuck-and-abandoning-scripts-for-books-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month, I’m addressing a collection of shorter questions about Finding Your Voice, Getting Unstuck, and Abandoning Scripts for Books. “I think I need the most help with networking and finding my voice as a writer. What are some ways
- [Odds & Ends — Building a Script Library, Seeking a Universal Script Structure Method, and Finding Courses](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-odds-ends-building-a-script-library-seeking-a-universal-script-structure-method-and-finding-courses-on-script-mag) - Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a few shorter reader questions: In response to last month’s article regarding having more than one script when querying, a reader asks: “You wrote that marketing your script ‘will involve making sure you have at least two
- [How Can I Build a Consistent Writing Routine?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-build-a-consistent-writing-routine-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article I’m answering a reader question about how to build a consistent writing routine, even while managing work and family. This is the high level view of the 7 tips I shared to help writers start to establish a consistent writing routine and rhythm. Each tip is described more
- [How Can Writers Deal with Procrastination?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-writers-deal-with-procrastination-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a comment on Twitter about handling procrastination. This is a topic I never tire of talking about with writers because it's so relevant and important to understand and navigate. Plus, I've recently reviewed some newer (and empowering) research about procrastination, which I've shared in the article. In the article,
- [How Can I Prioritize Writing (And Get Others to Understand)?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-prioritize-writing-and-get-others-to-understand-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a question about prioritizing writing. In the article, I talk about what prioritizing writing means, where we run into trouble, and then how to prioritize writing. Here are some of the key points to give you a sneak peek: Think of writing as “important, not
- [How Much Do I Need to Develop My Script Before I Start Writing?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-much-do-i-need-to-develop-my-script-before-i-start-writing-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a question about how much to develop a story before starting to write pages. In this article, I talk about screenwriter Jeff Howard's take on the value of outlining and developing a story, particularly for screenwriters, including being able to: Get back into a script
- [Should I Give Up the Writers Group I Started?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-should-i-give-up-the-writers-group-i-started-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a question about giving up a writing group, or not, including looking at the larger issues buried in the question: 1) Losing enthusiasm for writing, and 2) having a writing group functioning as their “only outlet.” In the article, I shared some reasons our inquirer
- [How Can I Keep Up My Confidence In Myself as a Writer?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-keep-up-my-confidence-in-myself-as-a-writer-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a question about how to keep up confidence in writing: “My biggest challenge is making regular time to write and work on a script. My question is about keeping my confidence up that I can do this.” Here's the high-level overview of my response: Being
- [On Finding a Manager & Meeting Producers (After the Strike)](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-on-finding-a-manager-meeting-producers-after-the-strike-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m addressing two questions regarding finding representation and connecting with producers (and some notes about navigating these appropriately during the Writer’s Guild strike). Here are some of the action steps I discuss in my response: Do the research to find the companies and individuals that are a good
- [7 Tips for Getting Back to Writing After Summer](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-7-tips-for-getting-back-to-writing-after-summer-on-script-mag) - With the start of school and fall on the horizon, there's this energy many of us naturally connect to that feels motivating and inspiring to start new things, take action, get organized, and make things happen. Lean into this energy and let it buoy you toward the momentum and progress you're wanting. In this month's
- [6 Antidotes for Self-Doubt in Writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-6-antidotes-for-self-doubt-in-writing-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m addressing a set of questions from a reader about managing self-doubt in writing. “[My] fear of failure has several prongs for me: 1. What if no one likes my writing? I’m trying to make it as truthful as it is filled with emotion and colorful descriptions, but
- [Odds & Ends: Getting Started with Screenwriting & More](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-odds-ends-getting-started-with-screenwriting-more-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m addressing a collection of shorter questions from writers wondering about getting started with screenwriting, writing and learning screenwriting in another country, getting an MFA, and finding other screenwriters. My responses include: Steps to begin exploring and learning screenwriting Tips for finding writing mentors How to evaluate whether
- [On Character Development & Arc with Screenwriter Jeff Howard](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-on-character-development-arc-with-screenwriter-jeff-howard-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m addressing — with help from Screenwriter Jeff Howard ('Midnight Mass,' 'Haunting of Hill House,' 'Oculus,' 'Ouija: Origin of Evil,' 'Gerald's Game') — two similar but separate questions from readers about character arc and character development: Question 1: How to develop a character arc that is consistent with
- [On Pacing & Structure with Screenwriter Jeff Howard](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-on-pacing-structure-with-screenwriter-jeff-howard-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m addressing two similar but separate questions from readers about building to a climax and keeping a story moving with help from guest expert Jeff Howard. Question 1: How do I build tension toward a climax using structure and pacing? Question 2: How do I combine actions with
- [How Do I Set Goals While Recovering From Burnout?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-do-i-set-goals-while-recovering-from-burnout-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question from a reader about setting goals for the new year while also recovering from burnout. Hi Jenna, it’s the start of the year, and I know it’s past time to sort out my writing goals for 2024, but I’m (still) recovering from burnout
- [How Can I Stop Self-Doubt From Stopping Me?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-stop-self-doubt-from-stopping-me-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question from a reader about self-doubt and feeling like an impostor or not a “real” writer. Dear Jenna, I keep feeling like I’m not a “real” writer and that I’ll never be good enough. But I want to write! How do I keep my
- [How Can I Focus On My Own Unique Voice?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-focus-on-my-own-unique-voice-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question from a reader about comparison and embracing your unique voice as a writer. Dear Jenna, I have a tendency to compare my writing to others. How can I focus on my own unique voice and style without feeling inadequate or inferior? In the
- [10 Ways to Deal with Writer's Procrastination](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-10-ways-to-deal-with-writers-procrastination-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question from a reader about managing procrastination. Dear Jenna, I struggle with procrastination and getting started writing. I want to write, but each day I wrestle with myself to get started. When I do finally get around to writing, I feel so much better. But
- [7 Steps to Recovering Writing Motivation After a Creative Setback](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-7-steps-to-recovering-writing-motivation-after-a-creative-setback-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question from a reader about staying motivated and disciplined after receiving discouraging feedback. Hi Jenna, I recently had a major setback: some pretty discouraging feedback from a reader. What are some tips for staying motivated and disciplined as a writer, particularly when facing rejection
- [Recovering From a Writer's Dark Night of the Soul](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-recovering-from-a-writers-dark-night-of-the-soul-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a comment from a writer online about having a moment of wondering why she’s still trying to write. Having one of those nights where it feels like all of my writing is just a giant waste of time and nothing is ever going to come of
- [Help! I Can't Write the Same Way Anymore — 7 Ways to Find Your New Writing Practice](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-help-i-cant-write-the-same-way-anymore-7-ways-to-find-your-new-writing-practice-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a comment from a writer about recovering a writing practice. Hi Jenna, I’ve found recently that the way I used to write just isn’t working for me anymore. I don’t know if it’s because of the pandemic exactly, but that was when things shifted for me. I
- [5 Tips to Regain Post-Summer Writing Momentum](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-5-tips-to-regain-post-summer-writing-momentum-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question about recovering a writing practice after a busy summer. Hi Jenna, I’ve lost a lot of my writing momentum over the summer between travel and my kids being off school, though I’ve been able to keep working at a sort-of minimal level. What tips
- [7 Approaches to Finding Confidence Again as a Writer](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-7-approaches-to-finding-confidence-again-as-a-writer-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a writer about confidence, who says: “I’ve had a rough year and a half, which is affecting my writing confidence hugely now.” In the article, I share some thoughts about approaches and strategies you might consider to rebuild confidence and trust that it will last.
- [On Marketing Multiple Scripts... Or Not](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-on-marketing-multiple-scripts-or-not-on-script-mag) - In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a writer about script marketing, who says: “Hello, I come by this way to be informed about where to send my 44 movie scripts? I sent it to CAA (Creative Artists Agency) and wrote to Steven Spielberg... and they don't answer. I called CAA by cellphone
- [How Can I Name Minor Characters Who All Appear the Same?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-name-minor-characters-who-all-appear-the-same-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about character naming, who says: “If I have many characters of a certain group, Ninjas for example, too many to name individually in the story, though they have some dialogue, what do I call them? I’m using (Ninja) for all of them, even
- [How Do I Pick Up The Pieces With Writing After Burning Out?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-do-i-pick-up-the-pieces-with-writing-after-burning-out-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about picking up the pieces after getting burned out: “I was on a writing streak but then I took on a project that completely burned me out. I took 4 months off from writing. Now I feel like I lost valuable time and
- [Should I Give Up on My Script?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-should-i-give-up-on-my-script-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about whether to give up on a script after not getting the response they anticipated from contests and fellowships: “I’m ready to throw in the towel. I sent out what I thought was a strong polished script, highly regarded by my writing community
- [7 Strategies for Dealing with Procrastination and Self-Criticism](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-7-strategies-for-dealing-with-procrastination-and-self-criticism-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about overcoming procrastination and dealing with self-criticism: “I need to overcome my procrastination. I am trying to write a screenplay, with a proposal, for a funding opportunity. I had experience in short-filmmaking. But this is my first feature-length script. I have been trying
- [What Is the Purpose of Writing?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-what-is-the-purpose-of-writing-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a few readers in one article, in response to their submissions to my recent survey about the classes, workshops, and programs I teach. Their comments and questions coalesced around the purpose of writing: “It's not the writing as much as the writing with a purpose.
- [Why Am I Stalled With Writing?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-why-am-i-stalled-with-writing-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer who’s commented about feeling like they’ve stalled around writing. "I’ve made so much progress with my draft but… I’ve just stalled again, and I have no idea why. I’m just not FEELING it right now. What gives?” Whew, yes. SO many writers I’ve
- [How Can I Deal With Distractions From Writing?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-deal-with-distractions-from-writing-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to two readers in response to their submissions to a recent reader survey I conducted. Their comments and questions coalesced around dealing with distractions from writing: “I’m struggling most with distractions and interruptions.” “I am having a hard time writing between family distractions and self-doubt.” In
- [How Can I Balance Writing with (a Busy) Life?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-balance-writing-with-a-busy-life-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to two readers in response to their submissions to a recent reader survey I conducted. Their comments and questions coalesced around balancing writing with the rest of a busy life: “I am struggling with balancing writing with life. I know what I need to do but
- [How Can I Boost My Confidence & Stretch Farther as a Writer?](https://www.jennaavery.com/ask-the-coach-how-can-i-boost-my-confidence-stretch-farther-as-a-writer-on-script-mag) - In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a reader about having confidence and stretching farther as a writer: “I think it's my confidence. I feel completely sure that I don't know what I'm doing. I'd like to believe it when I tell myself, ‘It may not be there yet, but it will
- [On the subject of accomplishment amnesia](https://www.jennaavery.com/accomplishment-amnesia) - Accomplishment amnesia is a common ailment that strikes many of us, particularly those of us that are highly conscientious, responsible, talented, and highly sensitive. It seems to run in parallel with these traits. What is accomplishment amnesia? Accomplishment amnesia occurs when we get so busy meeting our obligations and moving on to the "next thing"
- [Going indie: Is self-publishing for you?](https://www.jennaavery.com/going-indie-is-self-publishing-for-you) - Jamie Lee Scott, author of the Gotcha Detective Agency Mystery Series, offers insights into the world of indie publishing.
- [The struggle with creative identity](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-struggle-with-creative-identity) - Last week I met with a group of 13 moms to talk about "Designing Your Writing Life as a Mom". I was struck by the disconnect many of the mothers were experiencing around their creative identity, which is something many writers struggle with, parents or not. Observations about creative identity Here's what I noticed about creative
- [What if you treated your writing like a business?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-if-you-treated-your-writing-like-a-business) - What would it be like to treat writing as a professional, business endeavor? Does that rule out the passion and art? Or does it support it?
- [Why I Don't Recommend Cramming 15 Minutes of Writing In While You're Waiting In Line or For Appointments](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-i-dont-recommend-cramming-15-minutes-of-writing-in-while-youre-waiting-in-line-or-for-appointments) - There's this idea floating around that the way to find time to write is to cram writing time into every square inch of your life. Just write while you're waiting for your dentist appointment! Just write while you're standing in line at the grocery store! I don't think that's sound advice. The thing is, we
- [Writing Is My Protest](https://www.jennaavery.com/writing-is-my-protest) - Thoughts on why it's worth it to keep writing, even in tumultuous times, and how writing in and of itself can be a form of protest.
- [Learning to finish](https://www.jennaavery.com/learning-to-finish) - Writer's Circle coach Jill Winski shares her insights into learning to finish two novel drafts and how she got there through self-awareness.
- [The Power of the Enneagram](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-power-of-the-enneagram) - I've been a follower of the Enneagram since 1998. The Enneagram is a powerful system that is highly useful for understanding your personality and inner motivations. My work colleague told me about it one day, and mentioned that she was pretty sure I was a "Six" just like she was. Horrified to be lumped into
- [11 tips to jumpstart your writing habit](https://www.jennaavery.com/11-tips-to-jumpstart-your-writing-habit) - Guest Post from novelist and writer Rebecca Brams, 11 Tips: How I Get (& Keep) Myself Writing
- [This Writer's Life: A Berkeley Mama Writes a Historical Fiction Trilogy in 15 to 60 Minutes a Day](https://www.jennaavery.com/this-writers-life-a-berkeley-mama-writes-a-historical-fiction-trilogy-in-15-to-60-minutes-a-day) - Writer's Circle member Rebecca Brams on how she makes the most of her creative writing time while raising kids and running a grant writing business.
- [Author Insights: The Power Of Showing Up To Write](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-power-of-showing-up-to-write) - A guest post by parenting expert and Writer's Circle coach Terri Fedonczak, author of Field Guide to Plugged In Parenting.
- [Using the Enneagram for Story Development](https://www.jennaavery.com/using-the-enneagram-for-story-development) - In the first class of my interview series with Enneagram and story development expert Jeff Lyons (recordings no longer available), we talked about "The Secrets of the Enneagram Most Writers Are Overlooking." We had a mix of participants on the line, it seemed to be about 50-50 on who had prior experience or knowledge of
- [Constructing a powerful premise line as a framework for story structure](https://www.jennaavery.com/constructing-a-powerful-premise-line-as-a-framework-for-story-structure) - In the second class of my interview series with Enneagram and story development expert Jeff Lyons (recordings no longer available), we talked about "The Critical Importance of Premise Line Development." Today's post is a recap of what we learned. Jeff started off by talking about the importance of being clear about what you're writing is
- [When to Write and When to Call It a Day](https://www.jennaavery.com/when-to-write-and-when-to-call-it-a-day) - Writing coach Jenna Avery on when to write and when to take the day off!
- [Going pro](https://www.jennaavery.com/going-pro) - Over the last week, I've seen a lot of conversation about being professional. In part this was from a writer's perspective, but it also came up in the broader context of reading Steven Pressfield's new book, Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work, which is a book for "artists, entrepreneurs, and
- [Find your character's moral problem with the Enneagram](https://www.jennaavery.com/find-your-characters-moral-problem-with-the-enneagram) - Today's article is a guest post by story and Enneagram expert Jeff Lyons of StoryGeeks.com. His article touches on a often overlooked aspect of story development that many writers miss and their story structure suffers as a result: their main character's "moral problem". Jeff will be teaching us more about how to identify a character's
- [This Writer's Life: Overcoming perfectionism and finding the love of writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/overcoming-perfectionism-finding-the-love-of-writing) - Guest post from Sonya Sigler on using SMALL and consistent writing habits to overcome perfectionism and reconnect with her love of writing.
- [To NaNo or not to NaNo?](https://www.jennaavery.com/to-nano-or-not-to-nano) - Writer's Circle coach Jenna Avery on November's biggest question for writers -- to participate in NaNoWriMo... or not?
- [Minding my own business (managing the distractions so I can focus on my life, my kids, and my writing)](https://www.jennaavery.com/minding-my-own-business) - In this über-distractified world we live in, minding our own business is becoming increasingly important. I’ve been paying a lot of attention to the way I start my day in this regard. Whose day is it, anyway? If I get up and instantly tune in to what other people are doing, by turning on my
- [Author Insights: 5 Lessons Learned from a First-Time Memoirist](https://www.jennaavery.com/author-insights-5-lessons-learned-from-a-first-time-memoirist-an-autographed-book-giveaway) - Writing a memoir is a brave act of personal revelation. Memoirist Mary Montanye shares her lessons learned while completing her memoir, Above Tree Line.
- [Writers Get Organized](https://www.jennaavery.com/writers-get-organized) - Today's article is on the subject of organizing and simplifying for writers, in a Q&A format with me and with my colleague Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Miriam helped me reorganize my office and design my schedule to help streamline my workflow and it's made a big difference in what I've been able to accomplish. We
- [Creating amid chaos](https://www.jennaavery.com/creating-amid-chaos) - Can we write when we're surrounded by clutter? Craving the relief from chaos For a sensitive person, clutter is an energy drain because it's overstimulating (one of the biggest challenges for a sensitive person). It affects your energy to work in a messy room because there's so much more to pay attention to. Mind you,
- [Why it requires courage to write](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-it-requires-courage-to-write) - This is part of a series on “How to Find the Courage to Share the Stories You Are Longing To Tell.” Today’s post starts the series with thoughts on “Why It Requires Courage to Write.” Why it requires courage to write I’ve dreamed of writing for years, since I was a child. And I have. Over
- [Is there a link between sensitivity and creativity?](https://www.jennaavery.com/is-there-a-link-between-sensitivity-and-creativity) - Elaine Aron, author of The Highly Sensitive Person, says that "almost all HSPs have an artistic side they enjoy expressing … or they deeply appreciate some form of art." She also says that, "almost all studies of the personalities of prominent artists insist that sensitivity is central." Todd Henry, author of The Accidental Creative: How
- [If someone offered you 10 million dollars with only one small catch, would you take it?](https://www.jennaavery.com/if-someone-offered-you-10-million-dollars-with-only-one-small-catch-would-you-take-it) - The other day I had an email from a friend about me screenwriting at 6 a.m. every morning. She said, "I admire your discipline. It must come from a deep passion." I thought, "Is this passion? Is this discipline? Is that what this is? That doesn't quite feel right." Perhaps this is because I've struggled
- [Your Precious Time](https://www.jennaavery.com/yourprecioustime) - I've been giving a lot of thought lately to enjoying my life more. I'm kind of an all work and no play kind of girl. I easily fall into a more "masculine" approach to my life and my business: I've inherited a strong delayed gratification mentality. I push myself hard to get to the outcome
- [Amazing, Innovative Art](https://www.jennaavery.com/amazing-innovative-art) - Just saw this on Twitter via @Kaypearl from @bitrebels. The detail is amazing, and I love all the "round pegs" and "rebel" references. Click the links below the image to see the full image and to click through to the artist's gallery. Wow. Steven Paul Jobs by ~dylanroscover on deviantART
- [Getting into the Creative Zone](https://www.jennaavery.com/getting-into-the-creative-zone) - I've heard from many creatives that it takes too long to get in and out of the "creative zone" so they can't find the time to do their creative work, because they have to have big long chunks of time to get into the groove, actually do the work, and get back out of it.
- [Writer's block: Does it exist?](https://www.jennaavery.com/writers-block-does-it-exist) - I'm fascinated about the debate about "writer's block." Some people claim that it does not exist, while others find themselves in the grips of it and feel invalidated by the people telling them it isn't possible. I think it's a question of definition. What does it mean to be blocked? I met a writer once
- [On Fostering Innovation from Brad Bird at Pixar](https://www.jennaavery.com/innovation) - From an article about Fostering Innovation using Brad Bird's lesson from Pixar. (Note, these are renumbered from the original article because there were actually 10, not 9, as indicated in the text) Herd Your Black Sheep: “Give us the black sheep. I want artists who are frustrated. I want the ones who have another way
- [Me? In Charge of the Federal Reserve?](https://www.jennaavery.com/topdog) - My dad apparently started a topic about me and my old job flipping hot dogs on his Cal Sports website last year and I thought it was funny enough to warrant sharing with you. It's true: I used to run a top dog in Montclair (Oakland, California). It was pretty much the antithesis of the
- [The truth about why you don't have time to write](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-truth-about-why-you-dont-have-time-to-write) - One of the most common excuses I hear from people who say they want to write but aren't doing it is that they don't have enough time to write. If you're attached to that excuse, you might not want to keep reading. (I'm feeling a little feisty today!) I see frequent articles on the web
- [On Being Creative, Innovative, and Failing (Or Not)](https://www.jennaavery.com/creativeinnovation) - I had the pleasure of attending Andrea J. Lee's Wealthy Thought Leader event via simulcast over the weekend. Many of the talks were right up my alley, focusing on creativity, innovation, and getting your message to the world. Here are a few highlights you'll enjoy. It's a bit jam-packed with power thoughts, but I know
- [With Creativity Comes Confidence: A Lesson from a Sci-Fi Genius](https://www.jennaavery.com/buildingconfidence) - I was reminded of a novel I read called Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi. The book is a fun, lighthearted romp about a film agent who ends up being the P.R. guy for a group of ugly aliens wanting to be accepted by the earthlings despite their extremely off-putting appearance and odor. A
- [Author Insights: It's Never Too Late to Finish Your Book Now](https://www.jennaavery.com/its-never-too-late-to-finish-your-book-now) - Many people have unfinished writing projects that linger for years, but it's never too late to finish your book. And the time to get restarted might just be now. I reached out to Terri Fedonczak, a long time writing community member, to talk to us about her experience finishing a long-time writing project after 15
- [Are success and failure really opposites?](https://www.jennaavery.com/are-success-and-failure-really-opposites) - A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post called "What is failure? What is success?" As I went to publish the post, I searched for a graphic to go with it, and I was so struck by how the graphics I found showed success and failure as opposites -- two things moving away from
- [Set your truth free](https://www.jennaavery.com/set-your-truth-free) - One of the struggles writers often face is the fear that comes up around sharing the truth through our work. It might be the truth about what we think or about who we are. Or perhaps it is about actual experiences we've lived, like those we might share in a memoir. I've talked to so
- [Why I'm not interested in resolutions or themes or chains](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-im-not-interested-in-resolutions-or-themes-or-chains) - It's the second day of the new year. I spent a little time yesterday wondering about whether I wanted to make any resolutions and found that the answer was no. What I want to do, more than anything, is keep doing what I've been doing, which is making a lasting change in my life a
- [Find Your Three Big Rocks](https://www.jennaavery.com/find-your-three-big-rocks) - I mentioned in a recent post that I've written "in the past" about choosing your "three big rocks" for the year. Turns out "the past" was 2007 (!), so I thought it was worth sharing again. I believe this idea has tremendous validity in our overly busy world. Turns out, when we focus our efforts on the important things
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Movies with a Message](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-movies-with-a-message) - One of the primary reasons I love sci-fi is that it provides a powerful vehicle for exploring social issues that might otherwise be too politically incorrect to tackle head on.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: What Makes It Sci-Fi?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-makes-it-sci-fi) - What makes a story science fiction? I was indoctrinated into the world of sci-fi by my father at the tender age of nine, when he handed me my first sci-fi book, The City and the Stars...
- [This Writer's Life: How 5 Minutes of Daily Writing Can Change Your Life](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-5-minutes-of-daily-writing-can-change-your-life) - Jenna Avery interviews one of her Called to Write Coaching Circle members about the power of 5 minutes a day to build a solid writing habit.
- [Finding happiness in the pursuit](https://www.jennaavery.com/finding-happiness-in-the-pursuit) - This week I'm reading Chris Guillebeau's freshly published book: The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest that Will Bring Purpose to Your Life. I've been a longtime follower of Chris's blog, The Art of Non-Conformity. What I love about Chris's approach to Life, the Universe, and Everything is his go-get-it attitude about the things that matter
- [This Writer's Life: A Swedish CIO Writes His Historical Thriller at Dawn](https://www.jennaavery.com/this-writers-life-a-swedish-cio-writes-his-historical-thriller-at-dawn) - Writer's Circle member Rikard Bergquist on finishing his novel with the help of the Circle and writing at dawn to get there.
- [Author Insights: 7 Tips From a First-Time Novelist](https://www.jennaavery.com/author-insights-7-tips-from-a-first-time-novelist-an-autographed-book-giveaway) - Author Donna Baier Stein shares her lessons learned from writing The Silver Baron's Wife, an historical fiction novel based on the life of Baby Doe Tabor.
- [Author Insights: How Writing a Book Is Like Raising a Child](https://www.jennaavery.com/author-insights-how-writing-a-book-is-like-raising-a-child-an-autographed-book-giveaway) - Author Terri Fedonczak shares her lessons learned while writing The Field Guide to Plugged In Parenting... and how writing a book is a lot like child-rearing.
- [When you have nothing left](https://www.jennaavery.com/when-you-have-nothing-left) - In my writing community we periodically talk about creative burnout. In our Western culture we work hard, driven by puritanical work ethics, cultural programming, keeping up with the Joneses, guilt, etc. It's no wonder we're exhausted. We push and push ourselves, expecting our wells of creativity, resourcefulness, and inspiration never to run dry. And then
- [Creating a cycle of creative renewal](https://www.jennaavery.com/creating-a-cycle-of-creative-renewal) - In my last post, I wrote about the cycle of creative burnout and how our creative inspiration becomes depleted when we push ourselves too hard and for too long. I'm well acquainted with burnout; it's a cultural norm in the field of urban design, my last "real" J.O.B. The writing profession has its own set
- [Why we procrastinate, especially about the stuff that really matters](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-we-procrastinate-especially-about-the-stuff-that-really-matters) - I had a lovely chat with a friend recently about applying to a school program she's interested in. She confessed that even though she very much wanted to attend the school, she hadn't yet completed the application. Ah! That familiar friend: Procrastination. Why do we procrastinate about things that are important to us? Why is
- [Making Writing Happen](https://www.jennaavery.com/making-writing-happen) - Note from Jenna: This guest post is from one of my favorite screenwriter pals, Tomm Gillies. Tomm is a writer, director, and lighting designer with a more than full-time business that keeps him on the road a LOT, and a family he loves spending time with. Finding time to write isn't always easy for him,
- [7 Ways to Overcome Fear and Uncertainty About Writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-ways-to-overcome-fear-and-uncertainty-about-writing) - Guest post from produced screenwriter and Writer's Circle coach Sarah Newman, on overcoming fear and uncertainty about writing.
- [Five Essential Steps to Crafting Your Premise Line, Part I (Plus a Free Guidebook!)](https://www.jennaavery.com/five-essential-steps-to-crafting-your-premise-line-part-i) - Learn from the Master - Premise line expert Jeff Lyons on how to craft a premise line for your next book or screenplay.
- [Adventures in publishing with novelist Aaron Cooley](https://www.jennaavery.com/adventures-in-publishing-with-novelist-aaron-cooley) - I had the pleasure of meeting Aaron Cooley earlier this year in Los Angeles and I was instantly intrigued by his story of not only how he came to write his first novel, Shaken, Not Stirred*, but also how he went about publishing and promoting it. So much so that I've invited him here to
- [Getting a handle on the online distractions that keep you from writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/getting-a-handle-on-the-online-distractions-that-keep-you-from-writing) - Yesterday I had the pleasure of listening to psychologist Jessica Michaelson speak about dealing with our "click and scroll" compulsions in the context of how they keep us from living the lives we want to lead. Jessica is a brilliant psychologist that I've worked with on a number of different issues and I adore her
- [The results of my online detox experiment and how it has affected my writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-results-of-my-online-detox-experiment-and-how-it-has-affected-my-writing) - I wrote recently getting a handle on online distractions that keep you from writing, and prior to that, about cutting back on the online distractions that were cluttering my head. I've been highly interested in this topic because I could feel my life-energy being sapped by these distractions and it's been really bothering me, despite
- [Author Insights: 7 Lessons Learned From First-Time Non-Fiction Author of "The Horse Leads the Way" (+ an eBook Giveaway!)](https://www.jennaavery.com/author-insights-7-lessons-learned-from-first-time-non-fiction-author) - First-time non-fiction author Angela Dunning writes about her lessons learned writing "The Horse Leads the Way" about her work in equine facilitated learning.
- [It Takes An Act of Courage to Be Seen](https://www.jennaavery.com/it-take-an-act-of-courage-to-be-seen) - This weekend I was in the thick of two major things that put me in a vulnerable place: Hosting a party and being creative under pressure. On Saturday, I was trying to make a cake and a party for my son that he would love and one of my friends said, "This is kind of
- [The Dreaded 'D'-Word](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-dreaded-d-word) - Lately I've been talking a lot with my very right-brained, creative, multi-passionate, multi-talented clients and cohorts about the "D"-word. Yeah, that's right. Discipline. It's enough to make an artist cower in terror behind legions of excuses and doubts or pipe up with even a little disdain. (I'm an artist, I like to go with the
- [What do you do when the going gets tough?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-do-you-do-when-the-going-gets-tough) - Yesterday was a tough one. It was a dark, drizzly day after a bad night of sleep, followed by a bit of bad news. And it was on the heels of a wicked cold that had me laid up Wednesday through Sunday. Not a good cocktail for a sensitive soul with work to be done.
- [What is failure? What is success?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-is-failure-what-is-success) - I got into a fascinating dialogue with one of my community members the other day, which blossomed into a topic on our live coaching call yesterday, and I just can't get it out of my head. She'd been musing with a friend over "whether or not failure should be a factor in deciding whether or
- [Does passion follow action?](https://www.jennaavery.com/does-passion-follow-action) - In the world of coaching, particularly in career and entrepreneurial coaching, much emphasis is put on the question of what you are passionate about. It's a direct result of the "do what you love and the money will follow" paradigm. I've written before (here) about why I think this is the wrong question to be
- [Your top "7's" writing posts from 2014 (your favorite one is no surprise!)](https://www.jennaavery.com/your-top-7s-writing-posts-from-2014-your-favorite-one-is-no-surprise) - Apparently I think in sevens a lot, at least when it comes to writing about writing. As I was reviewing the most-read posts of 2014, apparently sevens were appealing to you, too. These "7's" posts were among the most popular last year, counting down to your favorite (and there's no surprise to me there about why that one
- [Reverse Engineer Your 2016 Writing Goals](https://www.jennaavery.com/reverse-engineer-your-2016-writing-goals) - We're closing in on the end of the first month of the year. I can't quite believe it! Most of us started off the year with solid intentions to write. How's that going for you? If you're writing less than you'd like to be, this is the perfect time to make a course correction. In
- [6 Takeaways From Rewriting "The Seventh"](https://www.jennaavery.com/6-takeaways-from-rewriting-the-seventh) - Screenwriter Jenna Avery on six unexpected takeaways from the rewrite of a sci-fi feature called "The Seventh."
- [Writing With Intention: The Power of Journaling About Your Writing Process](https://www.jennaavery.com/writing-with-intention-the-power-of-journaling-about-your-writing-process) - Writing doesn't happen by accident! Use a writing journal to help you become more intentional about writing, and make the most of the time you have to write.
- [11 Tips for Revising Your NaNoWriMo Draft](https://www.jennaavery.com/revising-nanowrimo) - It's mid-January. If you "won" NaNoWriMo, you'll have 50,000 words of raw material for a new novel. If you didn't make it to the 50k mark, you'll still have pages to work with. But now what? Where do you start, in shaping your big block of marble into something with legs, something that works, something
- [What "Counts" as Writing?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-counts-as-writing) - In my Called to Write community, we primarily keep track of writing minutes, not word or page counts. We do this because when we're plotting, outlining, revising, or editing, for instance, our word and page counts won't necessarily increase, but we are moving our books and screenplays closer to completion. Pros and Cons of Focusing on Word
- [My "Must Have" List Before Writing Pages](https://www.jennaavery.com/my-must-have-list-before-writing-pages) - The story development elements I like to use before I start writing new pages, including plot points, values, theme, character profiles, and more.
- [On Finishing (and Perfectionism!): A Review of Jon Acuff's Finish](https://www.jennaavery.com/on-finishing-and-perfectionism-a-review-of-jon-acuffs-finish) - A review of Jon Acuff's book, Finish: Give Your Self the Gift of Done by writing coach Jenna Avery.
- [Wisdom from Arthur C. Clarke](https://www.jennaavery.com/arthur-clarke) - One of my favorite sci-fi books is "The City and The Stars" by Arthur C. Clarke. The story details the life of Alvin, a "Unique" — never born before — who lives in the last Earth city of Diaspar...
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: The Magic of World Building](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-the-magic-of-world-building-on-scriptmag) - What does it take to make a sci-fi world real? As a science fiction fan, I love to be transported into new and fantastical worlds. As a sci-fi screenwriter, I’m fascinated...
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Breaking Into the Sci-Fi Spec Market](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-breaking-into-the-sci-fi-spec-market) - When it comes to breaking into the spec market as a sci-fi screenwriter, what does it take? As a sci-fi screenwriter, I’m fascinated with understanding the market...
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: The Enneagram of Sci-Fi With Jeff Lyons](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-the-enneagram-of-sci-fi-with-jeff-lyons) - My interview with storyteller, author, and Enneagram expert Jeff Lyons about using the Enneagram to develop and write science fiction.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Getting a Grip on the Sci-Fi Market](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-getting-a-grip-on-the-sci-fi-market) - By now you know how fascinated I am in not only how to write a great sci-fi script, but also in what it takes to break into the market as a sci-fi screenwriter.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Adam Pachter on Landing a Deal With Amazon](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-screenwriter-adam-pachter-on-landing-a-deal) - In the early days of Amazon Studios, here's an interview with screenwriter Adam Pachter about landing a deal there with his sci-fi script.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Writing Low Budget Science Fiction](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-writing-low-budget-sci-fi) - If you’ve been following this column for a while, you’ll have seen the many recommendations about focusing on writing low-budget spec scripts.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: The Purpose and Value of Science Fiction](https://www.jennaavery.com/purpose-and-value-of-science-fiction) - Does sci-fi serve a purpose beyond that of entertainment or escapism? Why do we write, read, and love sci-fi? Arthur Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey) once said,
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Sci-Fi Storytelling, Part I — Story Type, Mistakes, & Big Ideas](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-sci-fi-storytelling-part-1-story-type-mistakes-big-ideas) - I reached out to Chris Soth — a master of structure — to talk sci-fi and the mistakes he commonly sees sci-fi screenwriters making.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Sci-Fi Storytelling, Part II — Structure & Budget](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-sci-fi-storytelling-part-2-structure-budget) - My conversation continues with screenwriter Chris Soth, this time about structure and budget as it relates to sci-fi, in part II of our interview.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Solving the Problem of Exposition in Sci-Fi](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-exploring-the-problem-of-exposition-in-sci-fi) - Writing good science fiction requires introducing not only the world itself, but also any story background needed to set the stage for what’s to come.
- [The right kind of writing feedback — and when to get it](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-right-kind-of-feedback-and-when-to-get-it) - Much of what's out there in terms of writing support revolves around getting feedback, whether it's through private coaching, mentoring, consulting, editors, agents, or writing groups. Good feedback can be a wonderful thing (though surprisingly, sometimes it isn't). Not-so-good feedback, on the other hand, can be spirit-damaging and procrastination-inducing for writers -- and even more
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: Exploring Sci-Fi With Writer Scott Myers](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-exploring-sci-fi-with-writer-scott-myers) - An interview with screenwriter Scott Myers on the ins and outs of the sci-fi spec market, including budget, world-building, and existential questions.
- [The Many Faces of Procrastination, Part I](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-many-faces-of-procrastination-part-i) - Procrastination looks like not writing... but what's going on underneath? Read about the many underlying causes for procrastination, and their antidotes.
- [The Many Faces of Procrastination, Part II](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-many-faces-of-procrastination-part-ii) - Last week I shared Part I of this post about the many faces of procrastination, and the underlying reasons it shows up. It's not necessarily "just" writer's block or laziness, which are the common explanations I hear. There are actually a number of variations on the theme of procrastination, and it's usually driven by something deeper,
- [Getting Out of Writing Overwhelm and Into Action](https://www.jennaavery.com/overwhelm-to-action) - Let's talk about writing. And overwhelm. First, a story. When I was a kid, my parents used to take us on high Sierra backpacking trips. They were hard. We're talking about high-altitude, have to hit 10,000 feet before you get to the lake kind of hard. With backpacks. On super steep trails. In the blazing sun. I
- [Is It Time for a Big Burst of Progress on Your Book?](https://www.jennaavery.com/is-it-time-for-a-big-burst-of-progress-on-your-book) - If you're stuck in your comfort zone or you've fallen into complacency with your writing, sometimes you need to make a big burst of massive writing progress to shake things up and get motivated again.
- [7 Mistakes Writers Commonly Make With Goal Setting & Writing Resolutions](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-mistakes-writers-commonly-make-with-goal-setting-writing-resolutions) - Common mistakes with writing goals and resolutions for writers... to save you the trouble of making them yourself!
- [How to Write All Year Round, The Pandemic Edition](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-write-all-year-round-the-pandemic-edition) - Here's what we learned at Called to Write in 2020 about how to keep writing year round, even in the middle of a pandemic, to bring forward with us into 2021.
- [Complete Your Writing Year](https://www.jennaavery.com/complete-your-writing-year) - To set the stage for a successful writing year in 2021, let's look at how writing went for you (or didn't) in 2020. Don't worry! It won't hurt. :)
- [‘Shadow and Bone’ Soars in Season 2](https://www.jennaavery.com/shadow-and-bone-soars-in-season-2) - 'Shadow and Bone' showrunner Eric Heisserer shares insights about how he came to work on the show, adaptation, and world-building in fantasy.
- [George Lucas: 6 Principles from a Creative Genius on Making Your Vision a Reality](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-george-lucas-has-to-do-with-you-and-your-vision) - I've recently been obsessed with George Lucas, which has led to all sorts of interesting reading and web exploration. Many people seem to believe Lucas has gone over to the "Dark Side" himself, only "in it for the money" with his projects (we'll have to talk about that another time), but I've always found him to be an inspiring visionary. Here's why I'm interested: I believe that we can learn from successful, creative geniuses about how to bring our dreams to fruition. I recently re-watched a documentary about the making of the original Star Wars trilogy. The insider's look at the creation of a grand vision is utterly compelling. What I love about watching George Lucas in action -- particularly the George of the 1976 Star Wars production era -- is seeing his absolute dedication and unshakable commitment to the creation of his art, his way. Again and again, he steered clear of involvement with the Hollywood studios as much as he could (particularly later in the film series), and found ways to maintain his independence, like retaining merchandising rights (even when it wasn't clear there would be a popular market for the merchandise). He worked and reworked his script to be as precise as possible and checked and rechecked his story themes to make sure he was conveying the powerful mythological messages and meanings he wanted to convey. He repeatedly overcame what looked like insurmountable odds to bring his vision to reality. With the first film, schedules were massively delayed, props were malfunctioning, costumes and sets weren't living up to his vision, budgets were falling by the way side, and the studio was threatening to pull the plug, but still he kept on. Clearly, Lucas experienced his own hero's journey to create his films, along the lines of the story he tells of Luke Skywalker facing his own shadow and obstacles, reaching deep within himself to grow and expand into who he is meant to be and what he is meant to do in the world. So what is it that enables one creative visionary to succeed, where another might fail? What can we learn from George Lucas about how to make our own visions real? Here are 6 principles I've gleaned from my studies of him so far:
- [If You Love What You Do, Will You Love It ALL the Time?](https://www.jennaavery.com/loveitallthetime) - Yesterday I went to an art store on an Artist's Way-style Artist Date. I found myself in tears over a 28" x something stretched canvas that made me remember how much I've always wanted to try oil painting. I walked away from it quickly and then turned to go back to see what else there
- [Facing the Dark, Creative Void](https://www.jennaavery.com/facing-the-dark-creative-void) - Artists, visionaries, and healers face the intense darkness of creativity on a daily basis. Robert Johnson, author of Owning Your Own Shadow, writes about "why so many creative people have such a miserable time of it. . . . Narrow creativity always brings a narrow shadow with it, while broader talents call up a greater
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘The Machine’ – Near Future Grounded Sci-Fi](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-the-machine-near-future-sci-fi-grounded-in-the-real-world) - An interview with Caradog James of Red and Black Films about his award-winning, limited budget sci-fi feature film The Machine.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Time Lapse’ – A Good Script Opens Many Doors](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-time-lapse-a-good-script-opens-many-doors) - An interview Bradley King and B.P. Cooper about their slow-burning sci-fi thriller that hooks you with the right touches of mystery, tech, and engrossing complications.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Stasis’ and the Low-Budget Sci-Fi Market](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-stasis-and-the-underserved-low-budget-sci-fi-market) - An interview with writer-director Nicole Jones-Dion about her first feature length film, Stasis, and lessons learned for sci-fi screenwriters.
- [Sci-Fi Circut: Insights from 'The Ark'](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circut-insights-from-the-ark) - An interview with 'The Ark' co-showrunners Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner about the sci-fi genre and creating their new series.
- [Sci-Fi Circuit: 'Needle in a Timestack'](https://www.jennaavery.com/sci-fi-circuit-insights-from-needle-in-a-timestack) - Seven key takeaways from time-travel romance Needle in a Timestack including the art of efficient explainers and universal themes.
- [The magic of "sideways drift" and longer writing days](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-magic-of-sideways-drift-and-longer-writing-days) - When I first started writing fiction regularly (screenwriting, specifically), our first child was quite young — like 3 ½. I really had to "steal" time to make writing happen, mostly from my own sleep schedule (thankfully he was sleeping by that age so at least I wasn't sleep deprived anymore and could "afford" it). I
- [These Are a Few of My Favorite Things](https://www.jennaavery.com/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things) - A collection of favorite Called to Write articles, designed to inspire, offer guidance and support, and help you stay on track with writing during the holidays.
- [Why We're Rereading Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art"](https://www.jennaavery.com/rereading-the-war-of-art) - Here at Called to Write, we're rereading Steven Pressfield's The War of Art — and here's why.
- [15 Steven Pressfield Quotes to Inspire Your Writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/15-steven-pressfield-quotes-to-inspire-your-writing) - Steven Pressfield has been among my greatest sources of inspiration since I committed myself to taking my call to write seriously. Around that time, a friend suggested I read The War of Art. It was life-changing. Since then, I've continued to be deeply inspired and motivated by his other books including Do the Work, Turning Pro, The Authentic Swing, and
- [Author Insights: Barbara Jacksha on Journeying With Our Writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/author-insights-barbara-jacksha-on-journeying-with-our-writing) - The author of Vision Pages, Barbara Jacksha, shares her insights and lessons from creating and writing her unique journal for "imagining your dreams to life."
- [Author Insights: On Publishing Personal Essays with Janis Brams](https://www.jennaavery.com/author-insights-on-publishing-personal-essays-with-janis-brams) - Personal essayist Janis Brams writes about her lessons learned along the way to having the story of her husband's stroke published online in the Penmen Review.
- [Scared of being ungrounded by success?](https://www.jennaavery.com/scared-of-being-ungrounded-by-success) - A fear of success can create just as much resistance as a fear of failure.
- [Author Insights: Elaine La Joie on Making Peace with the Possibility of Bad Reviews (+ an Autographed Book Giveaway)](https://www.jennaavery.com/author-insights-elaine-la-joie-on-making-peace-with-the-possibility-of-bad-reviews-an-autographed-book-giveaway) - Author, shaman, and empath Elaine La Joie on writing her books for empaths and managing fears around putting her books out into the world.
- [5 Tips for Making the Most of Summer Writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/5-tips-for-making-the-most-of-summer-writing) - The days are getting longer and summer is beckoning. Here's how to make the most of your summer writing time while you're also having fun in the sun.
- [Perfectionism Is Lying to You](https://www.jennaavery.com/perfectionism-is-lying-to-you) - Perfectionism lies to us about our writing and creative efforts. It tells us we are either lazy or should strive for wild success. ⠀
- [How to Write Morning Pages In 3 Easy Steps](https://www.jennaavery.com/morning-pages) - Find out how to use the powerful tool of writing morning pages -- and five inspiring reasons you'll want to make them part of your writing routine.
- [How to Access Your Own Deepest Writing Wisdom](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-access-your-own-deepest-writing-wisdom) - Writing coach Jenna Avery on two techniques to access your deep writing wisdom (guided visualization and journaling).
- [Systems and Focus and Goals, Oh My! ... Plus the 3 Necessary Ingredients to Finish a Book or Script](https://www.jennaavery.com/systems-and-focus-and-goals-oh-my-plus-the-3-necessary-ingredients-to-finish-a-book-or-script) - Writing coach Jenna Avery on the value of using both goals and systems to get our scripts and books finished.
- [This Writer's Life: A San Franciscan Middle Grade Novelist Breaks Down the Work Into Manageable Chunks](https://www.jennaavery.com/this-writers-life-a-san-franciscan-middle-grade-novelist-breaks-down-the-work-into-manageable-chunks) - Middle Grade writer Foenix Ryder on making writing projects manageable, even while keeping up a busy freelance film production career.
- [This Writer's Life: A Texas Psychotherapist Revamps Her Life to Write](https://www.jennaavery.com/this-writers-life-a-texas-psychotherapist-revamps-her-life-to-write) - Writer's Circle member and psychotherapist Frani Bradley on making the messy leap to redesigning her life for more writing time.
- [3 Tips for Staying Energized When Writing a Book (or Script!)](https://www.jennaavery.com/3-tips-for-staying-energized-when-writing-a-book-or-script) - Writing long form with books and scripts can be overwhelming! Find out 3 simple ways to keep your energy up in the long haul from writing coach Jenna Avery.
- [The Magic of Creating a Writer's Schedule](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-magic-of-creating-a-writers-schedule) - Creating a writing schedule helps you become more intentional about your writing, and sets you up to finish project after project without burning out.
- [Remember... You Are a Writer](https://www.jennaavery.com/remember-you-are-a-writer) - It's been an intense week. Regardless of your political affiliation, here in the U.S. and worldwide we've been through the wringer and come out changed. We're all going through a lot right now. There's much to process, contemplate, and recover from. In the midst of all this, the important thing is to remember who we
- [7 Easy Ways to Sneak In Writing Time Over the Holidays (and Why It's Worth It)](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-easy-ways-to-sneak-in-writing-time-over-the-holidays-and-why-its-worth-it) - It's the holiday season and the crunch is on! Find out how to easily make time for your writing even in the midst of the chaos... and why it's worth it!
- [What if you don't want to write every day?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-if-you-dont-want-to-write-every-day) - As the proprietress of an online program designed to help writers build a daily writing habit, every once in a while someone says to me, "But Jenna, what if I don't want to write every day?" My answer is, "That's okay." If.... The reason we advocate daily or near daily writing in my writing community is
- [Our Stories Are Our Ladders to the Stars](https://www.jennaavery.com/our-stories-are-our-ladders-to-the-stars) - I just watched Donovan Livingston's Harvard commencement address. It's truly stunning. If you haven't seen it, it's worth watching, thrice over. You can also read the full text online here too. He spoke to the deepest part of my heart and soul, where it comes to writing, to education, to believing in ourselves and in
- [The Antidote to "Blank Page" Paralysis](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-antidote-to-blank-page-paralysis) - Does staring at a blank page paralyze you? Here's how you can work around it. It's a common vision of a writer's life. Sitting and staring at the blank page, waiting for inspiration to come. But in my opinion, it's a terrible strategy for a certain breed of writers. From my experience working with so many
- [5 Steps to Defining a Physical Space for Your Writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/5-steps-to-defining-a-physical-space-for-your-writing) - A while back I wrote a post called, "Today is the perfect day to clean your writing desk." In that post, I mentioned one of my pals and an amazing organizer, Miriam Ortiz y Pino. Just thinking of her inspired me to ask her to write a guest post for us about organizing our writing spaces. Miriam and
- [Enjoy Your Writing, Enjoy Your Life](https://www.jennaavery.com/enjoy-your-writing-enjoy-your-life) - I've been thinking a lot about happiness, enjoyment, appreciation, and gratitude lately. As someone who tends to be prone to seeing "what's wrong with this picture", it isn't particularly easy for me to remember to see the positives in my life and enjoy them. I habitually look for the next thing to fix and improve upon. Then throw
- [Are You Waiting for Permission to Write?](https://www.jennaavery.com/are-you-waiting-for-permission-to-write) - I waited for years to start writing fiction. Inside, I felt like I had to get some kind of stamp of approval before I was "allowed" to write. That I needed an expert or agent or mentor or master writer to see my potential and encourage me to pursue writing. That otherwise I was chasing
- [5 Tips for Building a Writing Habit that Lasts All Year Long ... Like Clockwork](https://www.jennaavery.com/5-tips-for-building-a-writing-habit-that-lasts-all-year-long-like-clockwork) - Writing coach Jenna Avery shares 5 tips to help you build a lasting writing habit so you can meet your 2016 writing goals and resolutions ... and beyond!
- [What has writing given you that you're grateful for?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-has-writing-given-you-that-youre-grateful-for) - It's Thanksgiving here in the U.S., so many of us are thinking about gratitude.It occurred to me that since here at Called to Write we focus on writing, it might be worth thinking about what we are grateful for that writing has brought to our lives.So here's a place to share, if you feel so inspired.Let
- [10 Tips to Help You Keep Writing Through the Holidays](https://www.jennaavery.com/10-tips-to-keep-you-writing-through-the-holidays) - It's a busy time. There's a lot going on and a lot expected of us with the next round of holidays looming on the horizon. It's also a time when we start looking ahead to the new year. Maybe more in the backs of our brains where we don't have to pay too much attention
- [Are you called to write?](https://www.jennaavery.com/are-you-called-to-write) - I believe in callings. I believe that each of us has something that we were put here to do, and when we find what it is, we must do it with all our hearts. And... it isn't always easy to get clear on what our calling is. Why? The noisy, busy world we live in and
- [Choose a writing project with decision criteria](https://www.jennaavery.com/choose-a-writing-project-with-decision-criteria) - Next post in the series on how to choose a writing project when you have a million ideas -- using "selection criteria" to help make a decision.
- [Where Writers Get Stuck Choosing Writing Projects](https://www.jennaavery.com/where-writers-get-stuck-choosing-writing-projects) - Many writers struggle with choosing a writing project. Find out why, and how to change you mindset, in the first article in a series on project selection.
- [How to use your inner wisdom to choose your next writing project](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-use-your-inner-wisdom-to-choose-your-next-writing-project) - Writing coach Jenna Avery shares tips about ways to access your own inner wisdom and intuition to help you choose your next writing project.
- [Today is the perfect day to clean your writing desk](https://www.jennaavery.com/today-is-the-perfect-day-to-clean-your-writing-desk) - Ordinarily I recommend writing first and cleaning later. I stand by that today, too. Do your writing, then clean your writing desk. But today is still a good day to clean your desk. Here's why. As Fall takes shape, you're likely to start experiencing that "back to school" energy we all usually start feeling around now.
- [The opposite of resistance is insistence](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-opposite-of-resistance-is-insistence) - Overcoming resistance to writing requires more effort initially than it does later on, particularly if you build a writing habit and get into the swing of doing it every day without question, like brushing your teeth. Before that -- and sometimes even after you have a writing habit in place -- one of your best tools for fighting resistance
- [About this "there's no such thing as writer's block" thing](https://www.jennaavery.com/about-this-theres-no-such-thing-as-writers-block-thing) - I get kind of pissed off when people say there’s no such thing as writer’s block. People say “you don’t ever hear of plumber’s block, do you?” And, “Writers write. If you’re a writer, write.” Which, yeah. I agree with that. Writers write. But not when they feel stuck. But if you think about it
- [What would you require to give a writing grant?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-would-you-require-to-give-a-writing-grant) - I got to thinking today, after hearing about a writing grant opportunity recently, that it would be amazing to one day be able to fund and operate a writer's grant program. Maybe even a residential one. And instantly I started contemplating what I would want to see come in from prospective candidates with their applications. Here's
- [What to do when you come up empty](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-to-do-when-you-come-up-empty) - Note from Jenna: This is a guest post by Naomi Dunford, my friend and business consultant who runs IttyBiz.com. Although she's writing from the perspective of business writing or blogging, her wonderful ideas for how to cope with "coming up empty" are useful for writers of all sorts. Take a look and see what resonates
- [How I rebooted my blogging habit after baby #2](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-i-rebooted-my-blogging-habit-after-baby-2) - Pre-baby #2 last May, I was blogging on a weekly basis. I had a precision system in place. Every week during one of the 60-minute writing sprints we run for my community, I would knock out about 1000 words in 40 minutes, edit, proof, and polish it in the remaining 20, then grab an image
- [Every writing project is an investment](https://www.jennaavery.com/every-writing-project-is-an-investment) - Every project I work on – especially when it's a long-form piece – has begun to feel like an investment: In myself, in my writing, in my future.Each one starts out seeming so simple. Just an idea. But it builds over time into a complex story. With questions and puzzles and logic challenges and logic flaws
- [Are you writing fast enough?](https://www.jennaavery.com/are-you-writing-fast-enough) - I'm learning to write faster. With blogging I’m already fairly quick, though my recent writing voice recalibration has slowed me down a bit (more on this in a future installment). But in terms of screenwriting, I’m learning to be faster and looser, to let go a little more, and to refrain from perfecting until the
- [What I really think when you’re not writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-i-really-think-when-youre-not-writing) - When someone joins my writing community, and doesn’t participate, I am always fascinated to know why. I don’t assume that the person is lazy or just not writing. And sometimes there are real reasons, like a sudden death in the family or an unexpected deadline at work. But more often than not, when someone isn’t
- [The burden of being a writer](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-burden-of-being-a-writer) - My best friend reminded me the other day that I have chosen an artist’s career. Her words hit me over the head like a metal bucket, with all the accompanying reverberations one might expect. Wait. I did? An artist’s career? But she’s right. By choosing to become a writer, I chose an artist’s lifestyle. Sure,
- [Writing through exhaustion, sickness, and grief . . . or not?](https://www.jennaavery.com/writing-through-exhaustion-sickness-and-grief-or-not) - Writing habit coach Jenna Avery on when to write and when to take a day off, whether you're sick, struggling with confidence, or handling grief and loss.
- [The real reason you don't have time to write](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-real-reason-you-dont-have-time-to-write) - Today I'm reprinting a revised version of a favorite article that appeared on the blog in January 2012. It's just as relevant today as it was then. Enjoy! One of the most common excuses I hear from people who say they want to write but aren't doing it is that they don't have enough time.
- [When you aren't rewarding yourself for writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/when-you-arent-rewarding-yourself-for-writing) - When it comes to rewarding ourselves for writing, I see many writers being stingy about it. Please don't be stingy! In my writing community we have a question on our daily progress report that says, "How will you acknowledge or celebrate what you’ve accomplished today?" And every day we fill our answers into this little box:
- [3 antidotes for an otherwise "perfect" process](https://www.jennaavery.com/3-antidotes-for-an-otherwise-perfect-process) - Writing habit coach Jenna Avery on antidoting perfectionism in writing with three perspective-shifting insights.
- [7 ways to recommit to your writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-ways-to-recommit-to-your-writing) - Writing habit coach Jenna Avery on overcoming complacency in your writing and recommitting to what you were put here to do.
- [3 ways to change your inner conversation about writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/3-ways-to-change-your-inner-conversation-about-writing) - As I mentioned in a recent post, as writers --particularly undertaking big writing projects like a book, novel, screenplay, or even NaNoWriMo! -- we need to be mindful about our self-talk and keep it as encouraging and self-supportive as possible. This is because one of our main tasks (aside from doing the actual writing) is preventing the freaked out
- [What you need to hear when you have writer's block](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-you-need-to-hear-when-you-have-writers-block) - Guest post author Naomi Dunford on dealing with writer's block and what you need to hear when you have it: Write like it never happened.
- [Why it's worth it to keep writing through the holidays](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-its-worth-writing-through-the-holidays) - Writer's Circle coach Jenna Avery on why it's worth making the effort to keep writing through the holidays even when distractions and temptations abound.
- [12 tips for making the most of NaNoWriMo](https://www.jennaavery.com/12-tips-for-making-the-most-of-nanowrimo) - Writing tips and strategies for before, during, and after NaNoWriMo from writing habit coach Jenna Avery to take you to the finish line and beyond.
- [7 ways to beat procrastination](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-ways-to-beat-procrastination) - Ugh. Procrastination. We're all familiar with the desire to write and the repulsion to it that leads us into procrastination. Here's how to stop it and write.
- [Riding the emotional ups and downs of writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/riding-the-emotional-ups-and-downs-of-writing) - Note from Jenna: This guest post from one of my screenwriting colleagues and best friends, Isabel Holtreman. Isabel is a talented writer and is one of my most trusted feedback sources, both for my writing itself and for emotional support around the challenges of writing. I'm thrilled she was willing to take the time to
- [Ramp up your writing speed](https://www.jennaavery.com/ramp-up-your-writing-speed) - Note from Jenna: This guest post is from one of my screenwriting pals and a talented journalist, Nicola Pittam. I've come to know Nicola through my screenwriting training programs and love her clever wit and ability to churn out the writing at a moment's notice (I'm pretty sure she wrote this post on the fly in
- [It's never too late to start writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/its-never-to-late-to-start-writing) - Guest post author Janis Brams talks about finally living her dream of writing while retired, and the associated challenges she's had to overcome to make it happen.
- [The spiral path of learning](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-spiral-path-of-learning) - When we're learning something new, we like to think that our progress will happen in a straight line. But progress is rarely linear, is it? Sometimes we feel discouraged about our progress and try to cheer ourselves up by saying, "well, two steps forward, and one step back." It helps is normalize our feelings about
- [Getting back on the writing wagon](https://www.jennaavery.com/getting-back-on-the-writing-wagon) - Writing motivation coach Jenna Avery writes about how to get back on track with your writing habit after a major illness or life event.
- [How to tell if you are a writer, or not](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-tell-if-you-are-a-writer-or-not) - I've seen a number of debates and blog posts and flow charts on the internet over the last few months about how to tell if you are a "real" writer or not. This is something people struggle a lot with when it comes to their creative identity. The bottom line of these conversations is this:
- [How to claim--or reclaim--your identity as a writer](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-claim-or-reclaim-your-identity-as-a-writer) - If you're struggling to claim your creative identity as a writer -- or to reclaim it -- there are a few things to keep in mind. Write regularly. Consistent daily writing will help you find your way back to your writing identity. Binge-bust writing patterns don't create a sustainable sense of identity. Writing on a
- [When performance anxiety rears its ugly head](https://www.jennaavery.com/when-performance-anxiety-rears-its-ugly-head) - I've had three experiences lately that have triggered performance anxiety for me. Two assignments, where I've delivered a project to someone else, and one where I'm sharing my work with other people in a public forum. Now you might think I'd be over that by now, given that I'm writing publicly every week, teaching classes,
- [Design your writing life as a mom (or dad!)](https://www.jennaavery.com/design-your-writing-life-as-a-mom-or-dad) - If you're a parent, having a regular writing routine takes on an additional layer of complexity -- especially in the early years. It's hard enough to handle being a parent (and even more so if you're ALSO highly sensitive or introverted as many writers are), and if you've got a career on top of it,
- [Get your 'But' in the seat and write](https://www.jennaavery.com/get-your-but-in-the-seat-and-write) - One of my all time favorite quotes about writing comes from Steven Pressfield, author of what has become my bible for writing, The War of Art*. In it, he says: "There's a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't, and the secret is this: It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard
- [Using the Enneagram to move from character to story](https://www.jennaavery.com/using-the-enneagram-to-move-from-character-to-story) - In the third and final session of my interview series with Enneagram and story development expert Jeff Lyons (recordings no longer available), we talked about "Bridging the Gap from Motivation to Structure With the Enneagram." Today's post is a recap of what we discussed. His process for "bridging the gap" from premise line to character
- [Bored with your writing project? Or terrified to face it?](https://www.jennaavery.com/bored-with-your-writing-project-or-terrified-to-face-it) - One of the cleverest smokescreens in writing is creative apathy. This is the point with a project where you suddenly get bored or lose interest in your writing. It tends to crop up at key stages in your writing project, like midway through or even just shy of the end. When you hit it, you'll
- [Reward yourself for writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/reward-yourself-for-writing) - In my writing community, one of the things writers commonly bring up as a question is how to reward themselves for meeting their writing goals. We have a list of questions we answer on our site, once we've completed our writing for the day (or not, as the case may be). This is one of
- [The stages of a writing project](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-stages-of-a-writing-project) - Something that's helped me when taking on a longer writing project is understanding the natural ups and downs of the writing process. Now when I know I'm in an "up" or a "down", I don't take either one too seriously and just forge ahead. But in the past, I've made the mistake of thinking that
- [Seeing it through to the end](https://www.jennaavery.com/seeing-it-through-to-the-end) - So many writers I've spoken to recently are talking about finishing; many at that point of having just finished a major draft or putting the finishing touches on one. It got me to thinking about the ingredients that go into the mix to make that happen. It strikes me that there are both internal and
- [Writing even when overwhelmed](https://www.jennaavery.com/writing-even-when-overwhelmed) - Jenna Avery writes about handling overwhelm and still writing, whether from life stresses or creative burnout.
- [Two conversations about taking a day off from writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/two-conversations-about-taking-a-day-off-from-writing) - Two inner conversations about taking the day off from writing, in which we explore the inner workings of the procrastinator and the recovered procrastinator. :) Observe. Conversation 1. The Procrastinator Daybreak. "Oh god. It's too early. I don't want to write. Besides, I need a day off. I mean, I've been pushing myself so hard
- [The awkwardness of building a new writing habit](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-awkwardness-of-building-a-new-writing-habit) - Writing coach Jenna Avery shares tips on building a solid writing habit.
- [The biggest summer writing stumbling block](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-biggest-summer-writing-stumbling-block) - This week I taught a class called "Get Ready For Summer Writing" with an eye toward looking ahead to the summer and getting a writing plan in place to deal with the various obstacles and opportunities that arise around the summer time, like the kids being home, schedules changing, more traveling and vacations coming, and
- [Thinking ahead to summer writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/thinking-ahead-to-summer-writing) - While technically it's still spring until the solstice, I'm anticipating the changes summer will bring to my writing habits and my life. My husband will be home more (he works at the University), and my son will have time off from school. We have our two annual camping trips already planned to savor the beauty
- [Finish your novel at any age](https://www.jennaavery.com/finish-your-novel-at-any-age) - It's always thrilling for me to see someone finish a writing project, particularly when I've been on the journey with them, from within the trenches of our writing community. We cheer each other on, during the hard days and the easier days, so it feels like a success for all of us when we see
- [Fighting writing resistance](https://www.jennaavery.com/fighting-writing-resistance) - One of the greatest bugaboos of writers (and creatives of all sorts) is resistance. Ah, resistance. Resistance is that unseen force that repels us from writing (or eating our vegetables or doing other good things we know will move us forward in our lives). We've talked about resistance here before, including why we procrastinate, especially
- [Unplugged.](https://www.jennaavery.com/unplugged) - Last weekend I experimented with something lovely: Unplugging. It was precipitated by a comment from one of my Called to Write community members about wanting to feel truly relaxed. I was reminded instantly of the deep relaxation I experience once a year when I'm up in the high Sierra mountains, truly unplugged. There's no electricity,
- [If this was your wake up call, what would it be?](https://www.jennaavery.com/if-this-was-your-wake-up-call-what-would-it-be) - Seems like every time I turn around, someone I know is going through something big: ... Friends with cancer. ... My father facing health challenges. ... A neighbor's house catching on fire. ... My cousin's husband dying. ... Even my own roll-over car accident a few years back now. The circle of those affected feels
- [Learning from endings](https://www.jennaavery.com/learning-from-endings) - I've finished the rewrite of my script. And I've learned so much about endings as I've approached this one. It's a different scenario from the usual drill of having a forced, external deadline. This one has been entirely internally motivated. There's no due date, there's no have-to. Look at the pony show And the fancy
- [The trap we all fall into](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-trap-we-all-fall-into) - I spoke with a sister writer yesterday and we talked about the many, many challenges we face when it comes to completing projects, let alone getting them out there into the world. As moms and working women, we said, there's always so much that has to be done, so many dishes to wash, noses to
- [When are you a writer?](https://www.jennaavery.com/when-are-you-a-writer) - Writers often come to me saying that they haven't bought in to the notion of being a writer "yet." If you're feeling that way, the reasons can run the gamut. It can come up when you aren't writing consistently. Or it may be that you feel like you aren't a "real" writer because you haven't
- [Write first thing in the morning? Are you crazy?](https://www.jennaavery.com/write-first-thing-in-the-morning-are-you-crazy) - Writing coach Jenna Avery on the subject of writing first thing in the morning -- common objections and strategies to keep in mind.
- [7 tips for staying motivated by self-created deadlines](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-tips-for-staying-motivated-by-self-created-deadlines) - The other day I commented about how "It's so tricky to be your own deadline-maker," in my writing community. One of our writers wrote back and said, "If you have some tips on how to be more motivated by self-set deadlines, I would love to try them." So like last week, I'm continuing my theme
- [Take action on what you know](https://www.jennaavery.com/take-action-on-what-you-know) - As creatives, one of the skills we have to master is finding our way to the finish line, even when it feels like muddling our way through the dark. Sometimes we know where we want to go, but we don't know how to get there. And when this happens, many people end up doing nothing.
- [You Can Change Your Life in a Split Second](https://www.jennaavery.com/you-can-change-your-life-in-a-split-second) - When it comes to making lasting powerful change in your life, the make-it-or-break-it moments come down to the split second decisions you make. I read something from an organizer who pointed out that so much of clutter we create comes down to making a decision right in the moment to either leave something out or
- [The end of the world as we know it, part deux](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-part-deux) - A few weeks ago I wrote a post about "the end of the world as we know it." So many people's lives are shifting in difficult, challenging ways right now. I do feel like we're starting to come out the other side of it, though, don't you? I'm reminded that even when things look disastrous,
- [Ready, set, new year](https://www.jennaavery.com/ready-set-new-year) - If you have a dream to write or create, you probably have your sights set on the new year as a good time to recommit to your goal. You probably also believe that once we've passed through the holiday ring of fire, you'll have cleared a lot of new space, time, and energy that has
- [7 Steps to Recovering From Creative Burnout](https://www.jennaavery.com/7-steps-to-recovering-from-creative-burnout) - Over the last few weeks I've been writing about creative depletion and the cycle of creative burnout, and creating a cycle of creative renewal. Today it's time to talk about recovering from creative burnout. As I said to one of my Called to Write members once, it's a matter of rebuilding trust with yourself and
- [When you feel like you don't belong](https://www.jennaavery.com/when-you-feel-like-you-dont-belong) - Something that often comes up for writers, who are often introverts, empaths, and sensitives, is a feeling of not belonging. I've noticed that this feeling of not belonging often comes up in higher stakes social situations, like conferences (whether for work or for pleasure) and parties. I suspect that this feeling of not belonging is
- [The end of the world as we know it](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it) - I've been writing a lot about staying on course and listening to our own inner guidance about what we're passionate about and called to take action on. Today's post ventures a little father afield into a broader context I'm noticing for so many people right now: radically changing circumstances. Enjoy. I've been interested in the
- [Are you listening to the voice of your soul?](https://www.jennaavery.com/are-you-listening-to-the-voice-of-your-soul) - When times get rough and things go wrong, sometimes I wonder if I've misread my intuition or why I wasn't "warned." I don't have an answer for the warnings, exactly. When my friend was in a bad motorcycle accident years ago, I had a strong sense of anxiety all day before I found out what
- [Design small solutions](https://www.jennaavery.com/design-small-solutions) - I've learned to closely examine my tripping points to look for solutions. By tripping points I mean the places in my routine where I fail to see something through to completion, whether it's a household task, a writing project, or a personal phone call I'm just not making. Tripping points can occur at any point
- [How I do it all, or not](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-i-do-it-all-or-not) - A few weeks ago, someone said to me, “I don’t know how you do it all.” The truth is, I don’t. I’m doing a lot, and there is a lot I’m not doing. How I do what I do The key distinction I see between me and other people I know is that I have
- [Tricks I've learned but don’t always use](https://www.jennaavery.com/tricks-ive-learned-but-dont-always-use) - Last week I wrote about "how I do it all, or not" and promised to follow up with tricks I know that help (but don't always use) in today's post. Tricks I know but don’t always use #1 Put my own agenda first Something I was reminded of recently is that if I start my
- [When you lose heart](https://www.jennaavery.com/when-you-lose-heart) - There's a lot you want to do. It's important to you, or you wouldn't be doing it. In fact, you wouldn't be here if you didn't believe you had something worth sharing with the world, even if you aren't 100% clear on all the details yet. My experience of being a creative, an entrepreneur, and
- [Handling Impostor Syndrome: For the Days When You Feel Like a Fraud](https://www.jennaavery.com/for-the-days-when-you-feel-like-a-fraud) - "Impostor syndrome" -- the feeling that you are a fake or a fraud -- usually goes along with a fear that people will find out you are not actually good at what you say can do. Or perhaps that you can't do it at all. Most of my clients and colleagues all mention feeling this
- [Making decisions that matter](https://www.jennaavery.com/making-decisions-that-matter) - I've got decision making on my mind. Last week I wrote about how there's always something that will get in the way of our dreams -- if we let it. I've been hearing from a number of people that they just don't have time to take action on their dream, whether it's a business or
- [Stop buying stuff and do the work](https://www.jennaavery.com/stop-buying-stuff-and-do-the-work) - One of the biggest mistakes I see people making (and I do it myself) is buying and investing in various products, books, and services but never actually doing the work. It's tempting to think that if we just invest in X then we'll automatically have Y. It's just like a gym membership -- the only
- [Why we don't do the work](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-we-dont-do-the-work) - Last week I wrote a post called, "Stop buying stuff and do the work." It resonated for more than a few people -- and I had promised to write more about WHY we don't do the work. So why don't we do the work? First, an example. For years (literally) I said I wanted to
- [There's always something](https://www.jennaavery.com/theres-always-something) - A lesson I've been talking about lately is that excuses are endless and there is ALWAYS something that will get in the way of fulfilling your calling -- if you let it. I can't tell you how many people I've heard from who say they will pursue their big dream -- but later... When they
- [Failure, Zombies, Systems, and Steven Pressfield](https://www.jennaavery.com/failure-zombies-systems-pressfield) - I was emailing with a beloved client this week who was concerned about setting herself up for failure by taking on something she might not be ready for. I said, "It's not about failing or not failing, it's about learning what works for you and what doesn't, and refining until it does." She made a
- [Surprise! Objections are your friends](https://www.jennaavery.com/surprise-objections-are-your-friends) - In a "get unstuck" session I had recently with the multi-talented Jamie Lee Scott, screenwriter and author of Let Us Prey, about a TV sitcom pilot she's been working on, she mentioned that she kept bumping into the thought: "In the real world, that wouldn't happen." In response, I helped her devise a way she
- [10 tips to get unstuck and write more now](https://www.jennaavery.com/10-tips-to-get-unstuck-and-write-more-now) - Note: This is a continuation of last week's blog post: What to do when you want to write but you're not writing: 6 steps to get back on track. If you want to receive my special Writer's Series of articles in your inbox, make sure you sign up for my Free Writing Tips series (see
- [What to do when you want to write but you're not writing: 6 steps to get back on track](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-to-do-when-you-want-to-write-but-youre-not-writing-6-steps-to-get-back-on-track) - Note: For all the naysayers who scoff when people have trouble writing — these aren't the droids you're looking for. You can go about your business. Move along, move along. When you want to write, but you're not doing it — whether not at all or not as much as you'd like — there are
- [Building a habit: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step](https://www.jennaavery.com/building-a-habit-a-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-begins-with-a-single-step) - When it comes to building a habit, consistency is self-reinforcing. As I walked to the gym today, I noticed how important it was that I was simply going to the gym at all. Because this is a habit I'm working to newly reestablish in my life, I want to make sure I create a solid
- [5 secrets to harness the power of your calendar](https://www.jennaavery.com/5-secrets-to-harness-the-power-of-your-calendar) - If you've got a calling (a Big Dream, vision, goal, or project) that you're not getting to -- put it on your calendar. Simply scheduling time for the thing you SAY is important to you is how to make it happen. (And by the way, this is true even if your project is getting clear
- [The deep vulnerability of being seen creatively](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-deep-vulnerability-of-being-seen-creatively) - If you've ever felt called to doing something artistic or creative, you've probably also realized by now that it can be pretty uncomfortable to share that work with other people. There's a deep vulnerability that comes with sharing our voices, art, words, acting, performing and other creative expression that can be so unnerving that
- [Don't wait for the right time to write — get started fulfilling your calling now](https://www.jennaavery.com/dont-wait-for-the-right-time-to-write-get-started-fulfilling-your-calling-now) - I waited for a long time before I began writing seriously. I thought I need to make more money first, get caught up on my other commitments, have more childcare, or somehow find big blocks of time in my busy schedule. I had a few other "stories" too, like thinking I needed to have a
- [Only you can kill your dream](https://www.jennaavery.com/only-you-can-kill-your-dream) - This post was inspired by a livejournal.com post I read by Jim Butcher, author of "The Dresden Files," called "The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs To Know." When I read it the other day, it brought tears to my eyes. Don't kill your own dream. In his post, Butcher reminds us that any
- [Creating requires a leap of faith, every day](https://www.jennaavery.com/creating-requires-a-leap-of-faith-every-day) - Writing, creating, making changes. All of them require a leap of faith. I've been making a series of leaps over time. I left my "great" job as an urban designer to become a coach. I put myself out there as a coach for sensitive souls. I've grown a business out of nothing. I've claimed my
- [What are the hallmarks of a serious writer?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-are-the-hallmarks-of-a-serious-writer) - Serious writers have to have a professional attitude about making their writing happen, including building a consistent writing habit, knowing how to deal with the inner game of writing, and knowing how to pace themselves.
- [Why do we write?](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-do-we-write) - We write because we have stories to tell. We write to entertain. To explore. To connect. To teach. We write because if we don't, we can't sleep. We write to be paid. We write for the joy of it. We write because we said we would. We write to document, explain, journal, create. We write
- [What does it mean to be called to the spotlight?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-called-to-the-spotlight) - Being in the spotlight means having your creative work witnessed and responded to by an audience. It means being read, seen, heard. Being in the spotlight means having an audience. Whenever our work is seen, we are seen. If you're a novelist, you're in the spotlight when you publish your work, whether you publish it
- [Is there a dark side to accountability?](https://www.jennaavery.com/is-there-a-dark-side-to-accountability) - I'm a big fan of accountability. Telling people you are going to do something is a great motivator for actually seeing it through. It's especially useful when it comes to doing something we care deeply about or holds great import in our lives but we have a lot of resistance around doing, like writing. On
- [What about doing things just for the joy of it?](https://www.jennaavery.com/what-about-doing-things-just-for-the-joy-of-it) - Last week I wrote about protecting ourselves from our dreams. I want to continue the conversation around the notion of doing things just for the joy of them, even if they don't "happen" the way we want them too. This is a tough one for me. I love to dream big and see the possibilities
- [Are you protecting yourself from your dreams?](https://www.jennaavery.com/are-you-protecting-yourself-from-your-dreams) - In a writer's coaching session with one of my clients the other day, we discovered that she was holding herself back from what she truly wanted with her creative work because she was afraid of being disappointed if it didn't come true. Does that sound familiar to you? So many of us, myself included (!), tend to
- [How to make writing a whole lot easier](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-make-writing-a-whole-lot-easier) - I’m sharing a free series on “How to Find the Courage to Tell the Stories You Are Longing To Tell.” Today’s fourth and final post completes the series with thoughts on “How to Make Writing A Whole Lot Easier.” To read the first post in the series, “Why It Requires Courage to Write,” click here.
- [How to find your true stories](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-find-your-true-stories) - I’m sharing a free series on “How to Find the Courage to Tell the Stories You Are Longing To Tell.” Today's third post in the series continues today with thoughts on “How to Find Your True Stories.” To read the first post in the series, “Why It Requires Courage to Write,” click here. To read
- [How to spot the smokescreens that stop you from writing](https://www.jennaavery.com/how-to-spot-the-smokescreens-that-stop-you-from-writing) - I’m sharing a free four-part series on “How to Find the Courage to Share the Stories You Are Longing To Tell.” Our series continues with Part 2: “How to Spot the Stealthy Smokescreens that Stop You From Writing.” To read yesterday’s post, “Why It Requires Courage to Write,” click here. How to spot the stealthy
- [Are you waiting to feel creative?](https://www.jennaavery.com/are-you-waiting-to-feel-creative) - Are you waiting for the right mood to strike before you work on your creative project? Are you waiting until you have the right room to write or paint in? Are you waiting until you have the right computer before you can start writing? Are you waiting until you have the right "voice" or platform
- [Your Tomato Fears Don't Fool Me](https://www.jennaavery.com/your-tomatoes-dont-fool-me) - I watched a beautiful yet horrifying video recently about how conventional tomatoes are picked green then forced to ripen in a gas chamber before going to market. Hence their perfectly even red coloration. I know, right? Following an odd little breadcrumb thought trail, I started thinking about how those of us called to the spotlight
- [Do You "Believe Beyond Reason?"](https://www.jennaavery.com/do-you-believe-beyond-reason) - When Joss Whedon's sci-fi western television series, "Firefly," was cancelled by the Fox network in 2002, the fans of the show were devastated. But Joss told his actors that he wouldn't give up and that he would find the show a new home. Eventually, he found that place with Universal Studios in 2005, where they
- [My ego died a little more today](https://www.jennaavery.com/my-ego-died-a-little-more-today) - A while ago I wrote a post about facing the dark creative void, which was received with slightly mixed reviews. A few people noted (or responded privately) that for them creativity is about light and love and joyful expansion, not darkness, not ever. Many other people connected with what I was talked about. I certainly
- [Why I've been getting up at 6 a.m. lately](https://www.jennaavery.com/why-ive-been-getting-up-at-6-a-m-lately) - I've been getting up at 6 a.m. lately to do something that feels remarkable. Before you think I'm "just an early bird" let me tell you that up until recently: 1) my ideal sleep scenario involved NO alarm clocks and waking up naturally, usually between 8:30 and 9, and, 2) after a fairly recent and
- [Align your day job with your creative destiny](https://www.jennaavery.com/align-your-day-job-with-your-creative-destiny) - Being trapped between a "day job" and your true creative destiny can be awkward. It doesn't have to be. All too often, having a "day job" or "support job" looks like doing work you don't enjoy in the name of paying the bills, while you pursue your true creative calling on the side. In a
- [Radically transform your life, a little bit at a time](https://www.jennaavery.com/radically-transform-your-life-a-little-bit-at-a-time) - Last week I wrote about aligning your day job with your creative destiny and there were a few objections about the practicality of such things in this day and age. So I want to be clear. I'm not suggesting that you up and quit your current job that doesn't work for you without having something
- [Cherishing the moments we have](https://www.jennaavery.com/cherishing-the-moments-we-have) - I've never been good at cherishing the moment or being "in the now." I'm an Enneagram Four, so I'm pretty much always wanting more and nothing is ever quite good enough. From time to time, I find my way out of that obsession and into a much more present place with what's available to me.
- [Intriguing side effects of getting up at o' dark hundred](https://www.jennaavery.com/intriguing-side-effects-of-getting-up-at-o-dark-hundred) - A few weeks ago, I wrote about getting up at 6 a.m. to write. I've continued with the experiment and I've been enjoying the results very much. I've been surprised to notice a number of interesting side effects: I feel better rested. I've been going to sleep no later than 10 p.m. if I can
- [Temper Tantrums & Excuses](https://www.jennaavery.com/temper-tantrums-excuses) - It has been nothing if not interesting to observe myself and all the machinations I've gone through as I've brought myself closer to claiming my dream of becoming a writer. Here's my update: Challenges Well, for starters, as soon as I made the public commitment to write 4 times per week, I found myself in
- [Resistance Is Futile](https://www.jennaavery.com/resistanceisfutile) - Resistance is swirling all around us this week. Are You Resisting Success? Steven Pressfield, one of my heroes and the author of The War of Art, says in his new book Do The Work: "The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it."
- [It's All Been Said Before — Or Has It?](https://www.jennaavery.com/saidbefore) - You Think You Have Nothing New to Say? A big obstacle I hear my clients talk about is fearing that they'll have nothing new to say on their subject. "Julia Cameron already wrote The Artist's Way, what could I possibly have to say about creative recovery that is new or different?" (Except that Steven Pressfield
- [No Matter Where You Go, There You Aren't?](https://www.jennaavery.com/no-matter-where-you-go-there-you-arent) - If you've been hanging out with me for a while, you know I've been going through a big transition with my work and my life -- I'm now focusing as much as possible on my own creative expression; writing a sci-fi screenplay and writing a non-fiction creativity guide. It has been quite a journey, at
- [The Make-or-Break Difference for Getting Your Creative Work Into the World](https://www.jennaavery.com/the-make-or-break-difference-for-getting-your-creative-work-into-the-world) - Changing the Way You See Yourself If you've had your hands analyzed or done any visioning work with me, you'll recognize that a big part of making your purpose real is being ready, willing, and able to adjust to and adopt a new, higher level way of seeing yourself. It can take time to change
- [Creative Inspiration vs. Creative Resistance](https://www.jennaavery.com/creative-inspiration-vs-creative-resistance) - Is it necessary to be "creatively inspired" before pursuing creative projects, or is waiting for creative inspiration a pitfall that trips us up? Another way of saying this is: Do you have to be in the 'right mood' or 'right energy' in order to be creative? Steven Pressfield would call this "resistance," and say instead
- [Healing Your Past Creative Wounds](https://www.jennaavery.com/healing-your-past-creative-wounds) - One of the things that can stop us from moving ahead with our creative work is our creative wounds. These are the painful experiences we've been through associated with our creative work that lead us to make decisions that it's not safe to be creative or take creative risks, and that ultimately we'll be hurt
- [Focus and Structure and Goals, Oh My!](https://www.jennaavery.com/focus-and-structure-and-goals-oh-my) - I've had this post title in mind for about 6 or 7 years, inspired by a conversation then with a long-time favorite colleague. Now is apparently just the right time to share it. :) At the time, we were wrestling with the concepts of being unscheduled and unstructured to stay in the intuitive flow and
- [Joe Versus the Volcano: A Hero's Journey](https://www.jennaavery.com/joe-versus-the-volcano-a-heros-journey) - One of my all-time favorite movies is "Joe Versus the Volcano" with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The horror of the opening sequence when Joe goes to work in the morning makes me cringe in delighted horror. If you haven't seen it, a very washed-out, sickly-looking Joe approaches a dark factory, marching along in a
- [Isolation Is a Dream Killer](https://www.jennaavery.com/isolation-is-a-dream-killer) - One of the participants at my recent retreat shared this powerful quote from Barbara Sher, "Isolation is a dream killer." Similarly, my teacher Sonia Choquette says, "You cannot do it alone." How true! As a sensitive woman, mother, home-based business owner, spiritual coach, intuitive, hand analyst, and ready-to-take-the-world-by-storm creative writer, I can tell you that
- [A Letter to Ray Bradbury](https://www.jennaavery.com/a-letter-to-ray-bradbury) - Thank you for touching my heart and opening my eyes. For seeing me in ways I didn't yet understand in my younger years. For showing me new worlds and new ways of seeing our world...

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- [Sci-Fi Screenwriter and Author Jenna Avery](https://www.jennaavery.com/) - Jenna Avery is a sci-fi screenwriter known for her cinematic writing style. She specializes in mythic sci-fi, climate fiction, and fantasy with spiritual tones.
- [News](https://www.jennaavery.com/news) - [et_pb_section fb_built="1" disabled_on="on|on|on" admin_label="Page Title Section" _builder_version="4.16" background_color_gradient_direction="115deg" background_image="https://www.jennaavery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pages-divider.png" background_size="contain" custom_padding="43px||0|||" disabled="on" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="Events Section" _builder_version="4.16" background_image="https://www.jennaavery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/paper.jpg" custom_padding="70px||72px|||" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" header_font_size="50px" global_colors_info="{}"]News[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure="1_4,1_2,1_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="90px||90px|" border_width_bottom="1px" border_color_bottom="rgba(0,0,0,0.12)" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="1_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.7" text_font="||||||||" header_font="||||||||" header_4_font="|700||on|||||" header_4_text_color="#94a6bf" header_4_letter_spacing="2px" header_4_line_height="1.4em" animation_style="slide" animation_direction="left" animation_intensity_slide="5%" animation_starting_opacity="100%" global_colors_info="{}"]July 2026[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column
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- [Make This Your Year to Write](https://www.jennaavery.com/vision) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”20px||20px|” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” transparent_background=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ padding_mobile=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://jennaavery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Guidebook-Mockup.png” alt=”make 2017 your year to write” align=”right” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Guidebook Mockup” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” use_border_color=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″
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