The Joyous Writer

By Irene S. Roth

Some writers tend to be serious and hopeless from time to time. There is so no doubt there is a lot about the writing life that is indeed difficult. Writing can be a lonely endeavour for many. It can also take a long time for a writer to develop the skills and confidence levels necessary to write at his/her best. Then there are the rejection letters, the difficulty to gain contracts and the need for writers to keep positive despite the fact that it is remote that editors will love their manuscripts and accepting them. This can cause a lot of anxiety for writers. Writers do have to live with these uncertainties and accept them in order to consistently get to their desks to get their writing done. But the writing life is certainly not all negative. There are so many things we need to be grateful for.

Writing can and is for most writers one of the best careers that they could have. It allows us to sit in the confines in our offices and be creative for endless hours. Writers who write full-time are usually fun-loving and happy. They love their careers because they love writing. For some writers, writing is much more than just a job—it is a vocation or calling. These writers believe that their writing is a true expression of their soul. Writers feel free to express themselves in a way that they can’t in any other way. Writing for these writers is fulfilling and liberating. It can be a time to be in a divine space of continuous flow and creativity. Life doesn’t get much better than that! But few writers feel so creative and fulfilled.

In this e-book, I offer reader twenty habits, that when developed, will help a writer to be much more joyful. So, read this book to make sure that you can be as joyful as possible.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Mar 2, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311733696

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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The Joyous Writer

By: Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2016 Irene S. Roth

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Habit 1

Habit 2

Habit 3

Habit 4

Habit 5

Habit 6

Habit 7

Habit 8

Habit 9

Habit 10

Habit 11

Habit 12

Habit 13

Habit 14

Habit 15

Conclusion

About the Author

Introduction

Why Should You be a Joyful Writer?

Some writers tend to be serious and hopeless from time to time. There is so no doubt there is a lot about the writing life that is indeed difficult. Writing can be a lonely endeavour for many. It can also take a long time for a writer to develop the skills and confidence levels necessary to write at his/her best. Then there are the rejection letters, the difficulty to gain contracts and the need for writers to keep positive despite the fact that it is remote that editors will love their manuscripts and accepting them. This can cause a lot of anxiety for writers. Writers do have to live with these uncertainties and accept them in order to consistently get to their desks to get their writing done. But the writing life is certainly not all negative. There are so many things we need to be grateful for.

Writing can and is for most writers one of the best careers that they could have. It allows us to sit in the confines in our offices and be creative for endless hours. Writers who write full-time are usually fun-loving and happy. They love their careers because they love writing. For some writers, writing is much more than just a job—it is a vocation or calling. These writers believe that their writing is a true expression of their soul. Writers feel free to express themselves in a way that they can’t in any other way. Writing for these writers is fulfilling and liberating. It can be a time to be in a divine space of continuous flow and creativity. Life doesn’t get much better than that! But few writers feel so creative and fulfilled. Why is that?

This is one question that has baffled me for a long time. I have worked with writers in workshops and critique groups for over a decade, and I have found that a lot of writers are very unhappy and dissatisfied. Most of the world doesn’t understand the life of a writer. So, for writers who don’t have a family who understands the writing life (which is most of us), getting to the desk to write is an uphill battle. Usually, by the time you get to our desk to write, we feel empty and so full of anxiety that we don’t want to write or can’t write good quality manuscripts, much less enjoy the creative process. So, for writers who have to fight with their family to even get an hour of writing time, writing cannot be joyful. In fact, it becomes a chore and something negative.

But then there are writers who don’t take steps to separate the business and creative side of their careers. This is so important that I will spend a whole chapter on this topic. I believe that writers get lost in what I like to call the business of writing and forget