Lynn MontaganoJan 173 minWHY ISN'T MY WRITING WORKING?!A person's relationship with writing can be testy at times. I mean, sure, this is what we love to do but there are days we wish writing...
Lynn MontaganoJan 102 minCRUSH YOUR WRITING FEAREver feel like your biggest annoyance as a writer is that pesky little cursor blinking on a blank screen? It's totally taunting you,...
Lynn MontaganoJan 54 min10 SIMPLE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING Ah, writing. They say it's an art but sometimes that art looks like a jumbled mess of words and unfinished thoughts. The good news is,...
Lynn MontaganoJan 52 minBUT I DON'T HAVE A HUGE FOLLOWINGMillions of followers on social media won't necessarily translate into millions of books sold. Someone said to me recently that they're...
Lynn MontaganoJan 41 minHOW DID YOU KNOW...?Well, to be honest, I didn't know how to do that at all. I was under the impression an author needed an agent, who would then submit the...
Lynn MontaganoNov 1, 20212 minNO END GAMEThere is no winning in writing. We’re only competing with the words we wrote the day before. If you stay in the mindset of ‘I didn’t...
Lynn MontaganoOct 28, 20213 minPUSH THROUGH THE FEARFear of being judged. I'd say that's a pretty common fear for many authors. We all go through it. But what about being judged on the...
Lynn MontaganoOct 27, 20212 minBUT WHAT WILL THEY THINK?!Here is what I know to be true about writing: 🖤 The first draft, while imperfect, will give creativity permission to go any direction it...
Lynn MontaganoJul 6, 20211 minPRIVATE COACHINGLooking for a different kind of writing coach? One that will empower you, inspire you and help you dig deep to reach the potential you...
Lynn MontaganoJun 15, 20211 minREDISCOVER YOUR CREATIVE FLOWHow many of you out there struggle with writers' block? 🙋♀️ You know the drill. Your writing is flowing, the ideas are coming from all...
Lynn MontaganoJun 11, 20211 minREVISE. EDIT. REPEAT.I deleted the first three chapters of Broken/Beautiful this week. No need to panic, this is all part of the process. Those chapters were...
Lynn MontaganoMay 23, 20211 minTIME TO TORTURE THE CHARACTERSOne of my favorite things to do when creating my characters is to give them a wound. Not, like, a bruise or anything. An *internal*...
Lynn MontaganoMay 20, 20211 minREWRITING THE AUTHOR MINDSETWriting comes from the heart. Writing is born in our soul. Creating characters and worlds that people love to lose themselves in is our...
Lynn MontaganoMay 12, 20211 minDECIDE TO AIM HIGH"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving...
Lynn MontaganoMay 12, 20211 minNO HOLDS BARREDThis is me. No holds barred. No more holding back what I want, or how I want to achieve it. The destination is the same, the way the...
Lynn MontaganoMay 11, 20211 minREMEMBER YOUR WHYIs self-doubt or the dreaded imposter syndrome stopping you from writing? Don't worry, we've all been there. So what should you do?...
Lynn MontaganoMay 5, 20211 minLEVEL UPYour next level awaits but will you fully embrace it? Will you go after it? I've been toying with that thought for the past week. I'm...
Lynn MontaganoMay 4, 20211 minBROKEN/BEAUTIFULI was going to wait to reveal the title of my new book but I NEEDED to share it now. Inspired action is a real thing you guys. I'm so...
Lynn MontaganoApr 22, 20211 minNOTHING IS STOPPING ME NOWWriting doesn't have to be hard. Writing doesn't have to be tedious. Once upon a time, I wrote a trilogy without knowing what the hell I...
Lynn MontaganoApr 21, 20211 minWRITING DAZESome days will be great writing days. Words will just pour out of you and you'll feel invincible. "LOOK AT THIS BRILLIANT MASTERPIECE!"...
Lynn MontaganoMar 30, 20211 minWORK IN PROGRESSI like to keep photos handy of situations or places that my characters experience throughout their story. It helps shape their journey...
Lynn MontaganoMar 25, 20211 minWHAT IF...What if you wrote the book you wanted to write? Not worried about what anyone else might think. Not worried about how it's 'supposed to...
Lynn MontaganoMar 9, 20212 minCHOOSE FIRSTYour dreams will choose you. But how will you know? That's the easy part. You choose them first. I chose mine when I was a second grader....
Lynn MontaganoMar 6, 20211 minI GOT A MILLION WAYS TO GET IT (CHOOSE ONE)Shout out to anyone who recognized the title as a lyric from Jay-Z's Onto the Next One. 😊 So, I did a thing this week. A thing I've...
Lynn MontaganoMar 2, 20211 minVIBE CHECKIt's a perfect day to raise your vibration level. Raise it to match whatever it is you want. For me, for this week, it's all about...
Lynn MontaganoMar 1, 20212 minLIVING YOUR BEST LIFE (OFF THE COUCH)Remember those days? Getting up, having a full schedule, places to go, people to see, THINGS TO DO?! Seems so odd these days doesn't it?...