Breaking Writer"s Block

Boredom may not be fun, but it is a vital part of the creative process. Allowing yourself to be bored can unlock creative blocks, help you come up with ideas, and breath new life into your creative projects. In this episode, I discuss the importance of letting yourself be bored instead of filling in all the gaps with constant entertainment and stimulation, then give you a couple tips for harnessing your boredom. --- Send in a voice message:

Are you feeling resistance to your writing? Avoiding coming to the page? Procrastinating by cleaning your entire house? You're not alone, and there is a simple way to break your pattern of procrastination and resistance. Reframing how you think about writing will help you come back to the page and write the book you've been dreaming about! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breaking-writers-block/message

Are you feeling the urgency and pressure to do everything at once? You're not alone! In this episode, I discuss the pressure created by toxic hustle culture--especially prevalent at the start of a new year--and give you tips to protect your writing routine and avoid giving into an urgency that will ultimately lead you to burnout. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breaking-writers-block/message

I'm getting vulnerable today and sharing my personal journey battling writer's block. I struggled with a nearly career-ending block for years, until I learned the tools I needed to overcome the block and avoid future blocks. It's my hope that, by knowing my experience with writer's block, you can better understand where I'm coming from and why I'm so passionate about helping writers creating joyful and fulfilling writing practices that are free of creative burnout and

For today's episode, our very first episode, I thought it'd be a good idea to talk about the biggest myth about writer's block. There are quite a few writer's block myths floating around out there, but this is like the big number one with an exclamation point on it. And that is the myth that writer's block does not exist. Let's examine the myth and talk about how it is neither true nor helpful to claim writer's block doesn't exist. --- Send in a voice message:

Welcome to Breaking Writer's Block, your daily dose of writing inspiration! Join me, Rachel Bateman, for short, powerful episodes bursting with advice, tips, and actionable steps to help you banish self-doubt, overcome blocks, conquer impostor syndrome, and build a joyful, confident writing practice. Subscribe now and let's break through writer's block together! 💜📚✨ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breaking-writers-block/message