Do you compare your writing successes or failures to other writers? I do. (I’m working on it.) To some extent, I think, this comparison is natural. We’re working alone on our manuscripts and suddenly get our Publisher’s Marketplace daily update or a friend posts about their latest book or that person in your writing groupContinue reading “Is Comparison Stealing Your Writing Joy?”
Author Archives: Monica Cox
Defining Your Creative Values
If you receive my newsletter, you already know that I recently celebrated my one year anniversary of launching my book coaching business. I have been helping writers in other capacities for several years, but stepping into the role of book coach with a shingle to reflect that work was a leap of faith last year.Continue reading “Defining Your Creative Values”
5 Ways My PR Skills Helped Me Write a Novel
I grew up wanting to be a writer. It was the dream of my heart the moment I realized that the name on the front of the stories I read under the big, bold title was the name of a PERSON. A real life person whose job it was to write that story down. EachContinue reading “5 Ways My PR Skills Helped Me Write a Novel”
5 Reasons to Join the Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Pros
Still considering joining the Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Pros starting this August? Here are five reasons to say YES!: Honor your creative/dreamer side You use your creative side every day at work, whether it’s brainstorming new campaigns or finding original ways to reach your target audience or writing the perfect copy forContinue reading “5 Reasons to Join the Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Pros”
Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Pros: Your Questions Answered
I am excited to offer a Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Professionals who have always wanted to write a novel this August. Registration is open now until July 30th. Who is this Boot Camp for? If you are (or ever were) a public relations or communications professional who has always wanted to tryContinue reading “Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Pros: Your Questions Answered”
Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone to Realize Your Creative Dreams
Earlier this week we went to Washington, DC with the kids. I am not exactly a confident traveler. My anxiety tends to peak thinking with all the uncertainty around what we’ll be doing or how to get from here to there or when and where we’ll be eating. But this trip, I was totally comfortable.Continue reading “Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone to Realize Your Creative Dreams”
Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Pros
Are you a public relations or communications professional who always dreamed of writing a novel? Did you shelve your own creative pursuits for a more practical job that showcased your writing skills? Are you unsure if your novel idea is “good enough” or where to even start? Is your bookshelf groaning under the weight ofContinue reading “Start Your Novel Boot Camp for PR Pros”
Story Setting Matters
I was born in Massachusetts and lived there until I was five when my dad’s job transferred him to North Carolina. We lived in a small town about an hour west of Boston in a house that was originally built in the 1800s as the town’s fire station. During World War II, the home’s cupolaContinue reading “Story Setting Matters”
Writers: Don’t Let Doubt Kill Your Dreams
Doubt is an insidious little jerk. Seriously. Doubt tells us we aren’t good enough, makes us question our motives and abilities, convinces us we don’t have what it takes and probably should leave the writing to the Steven Kings or Ann Patchetts of the world. Doubt steals our motivation, stifles our creativity, and convinces usContinue reading “Writers: Don’t Let Doubt Kill Your Dreams”
What is Success for a Writer?
Is it the New York Times bestseller list? A Reese’s Book Club pic? Becoming a BookTok sensation? Earning enough to pay off your student loan? Earning enough to quit your day job? Walking the red carpet at your book’s big movie premier with all the hottest stars playing your lead roles? Those goals all soundContinue reading “What is Success for a Writer?”