Self-Care Tips for Writers!

let’s chat about taking care of yourself as a creative person! self-care can look different and mean very different things for different people, but these are some principles that have helped me keep a healthier balance and relationship with my writing.

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☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tel...
☾Solarium - Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-b...
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/pr...
☾Wishbone - video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-an...
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: https://tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-ti...
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: https://roommagazine.com/issues/twine

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Prioritizing your wellbeing
3:04 - Don't follow writers who make you feel bad
4:35 - Get feedback in safe ways
9:30 - Take care reading reviews
10:56 - Do tasks you procrastinate with writing first
12:14 - Write in the way that works for you
14:31 - Remove practices that don't work for you
15:04 - Using rewards
16:25 - Take breaks when you need them
17:29 - Don't tie unhealthy habits to writing
18:25 - Be open to others' processes

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