Writing Tips - 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. RELATED VIDEOS →Managing Critique on Your Writing and Implementing Feedback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=534qOFK_Jfc →Writing for Yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUuYpPTjngw →What I Learned About Writing in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_ukPyl06A&t=942s →9 Writing Pep Talks in 11 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb-H-qZCsuw&t=531s →I Wrote Every Day and This is What I Learned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VvxMoiMsV4 →BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co →Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com →Issues in the World (updating): https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co MY SHORT FICTION: ☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾Solarium - Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾Wishbone - video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden/ ☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: https://tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light/ ☾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 MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop