Category Archives: Mindset

The Money Experiment – It’s making me a bad person

Posted on 21. January 2016 by fmoebius

(Once again, you’ll find my tapping experience in a comment below last week’s article.) This one is the logical, ruthless continuation of last week’s belief: If money is bad, having a lot of money will make me a bad person. … Continue reading →

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The Money Experiment – Money is Bad

Posted on 14. January 2016 by fmoebius

The Money Experiment continues. (I posted my experience with the intro tapping in a comment under that article, if you’re interested.) The next four articles including this one are about beliefs we have about money itself.  And I’m going to … Continue reading →

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The Money Experiment

Posted on 7. January 2016 by fmoebius

Today, I’m starting an experiment. It’s from my own point of view, of course, but it’s also something that affects many, many authors. I know that it’ll be challenging, and sometimes, it might even be ugly. It’s also necessary. I’m … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo – Written Yourself into a Corner?

Posted on 19. November 2015 by fmoebius

You can land there even if you plot, but it happens especially during NaNo when people are typing fast and for the word count: You’re writing along happily, and suddenly you realize you’ve put your characters into a situation even … Continue reading →

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Is Writing Fast a Good Idea?

Posted on 5. November 2015 by fmoebius

Well, you all probably know that it’s NaNoWriMo again. And people all over the world are writing like mad and tracking their word count. I personally know a few who have written 10,000 words or more since Sunday. They are … Continue reading →

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Refilling the Well?

Posted on 22. October 2015 by fmoebius

You may know that I was traveling last week and the first half of this week. And a funny thing happened: I had been writing a lot before my journey. And I didn’t want to break my run in getting … Continue reading →

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Why you are Wasting Time with Solitaire

Posted on 8. October 2015 by fmoebius

So today, I’m going to talk about time wasters. We writers are really good at wasting our time, and not writing. Facebook, Twitter, Solitaire – great time sinks. Great places to rest our minds and to not worry about a … Continue reading →

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Tapping for Pain

Posted on 1. October 2015 by fmoebius

So many of my writing friends are chronically ill. Many are in pain. For some, that’s the reason they write. And even though I usually focus on mindset and how that influences success as author, physical pain is a big … Continue reading →

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Tapping for Inspiration

Posted on 24. September 2015 by fmoebius

I’ve said it several times: I’m a pantser, even if I have a good idea of the main structure of a story. But knowing a chapter is to be about a hunt, for example, doesn’t mean I know every detail … Continue reading →

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The Power of Systems

Posted on 10. September 2015 by fmoebius

Imagine you have a story idea that’s truly riveting. It makes you all excited. You can see the world, the characters and you know what’s happening in a scene or two. You’re almost dancing with joy. It’s an awesome feeling, … Continue reading →

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