The Pen Garden
Writing productivity without the burnout. What if you could develop a writing routine that sidesteps those negative feelings and keeps you consistently fulfilled? For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome you and offer you the tools to learn what works for you and what doesn’t, will inspire you by sharing how established writers tackle their daily life and will put your mind at ease that the challenges you face are not yours only and can be overcome. Come spend 10-15 minutes with me every Tuesday for some writing productivity self-care.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Why we should turn to comforting fiction when our writer journeys get hard | E4 | S5 LEARN/LOVE
In my darkest time, I picked up a book I have read lots of times to remind myself of its simple wisdom. 'The Little Prince' is a romantic point of view towards life and if you stick with me for the n…
00:14:23 |
Tue 11 May 2021
Juggling a writing routine among your other life routines | E3 | S5 LEARN/LOVE
Stick around for the next ten or so minutes to hear me discuss how a writing routine fits with all the other routines you might be juggling on the daily. For me it wasn’t easy to slot it in or to con…
00:13:11 |
Tue 04 May 2021
What beta readers want you to know before you send them your novel | S5 Bonus episode
The Pen Garden Podcast is usually about writing productivity and mental health. I say usually because today I will be sharing a discussion with my friend Flora Kittle, who is a fellow author and beta…
00:12:43 |
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Reading as a writer and writing as a reader | E2 | S5 LEARN/LOVE
Stick around for the next fifteen or so minutes to hear me discuss the wonderful act of reading and how I struggled to get enjoyment out of it for a time. I will discuss two different modes of readin…
00:16:51 |
Tue 20 Apr 2021
The emotional place of money in a writing journey | E1 | S5 LEARN/LOVE
Stick around for the next fifteen or so minutes to hear me discuss the emotional place of money in a writing journey. I will touch on investing money in your writing, spending, profits and how they a…
00:14:25 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Keep your writing career expectations in check | E5 | S4 Success & Failure
Success and failure depend on the person’s expectation around writing, but even if people are happy with their work, society or those in our social bubbles can bring our writer confidence down by for…
00:10:50 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Setting realistic writing goals | E4 | S4 Success & Failure | Writing productivity without burnout
Let’s start 2021 with a bang and talk about setting achievable writing goals. Some of you may call them writing resolutions and may well be setting some pretty ambitious ones as we speak. But hold of…
00:12:17 |
Tue 05 Jan 2021
Accepting feedback and rejection in your writing journey | E3 | S4 Success & Failure
In this episode, I will discuss why criticism is important, and how to spot when a negative review might be useless to you. Then, on the mental health side of things, I will look into how to process …
00:14:13 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Success & your writing routine | E2 | S4 Success & Failure
Find out why achieving your writer career dreams can be disruptive and how to pre-empt any issues and establish a routine which will stand the test of change.
What if you could develop a writing routi…
What if you could develop a writing routi…
00:10:51 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
S4 Overview | Writing productivity without burnout | E0.5 | S4 Success & Failure
What if you could develop a writing routine that sidesteps those negative feelings and keeps you consistently fulfilled?
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
00:03:36 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Writers’ perception on creative success & failure | E1 | S4 Success & Failure
Today I will try to define what writerly success and failure is, and how they impact your writing routine. I’ve asked writers about what they perceive as success and failure and their answers were ey…
00:10:33 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Writing friends, writing communities and writing retreats | E5 | S3 Inspiration
Discover the benefits of finding writing groups and being part of a writing community, why writing retreats are awesome and what types there are, and how to use all that is available online to improv…
00:13:25 |
Tue 17 Nov 2020
Creative brainstorming and writing exercises | E4 | S3 Inspiration
How can brainstorming jump start your inspiration and how giving writing exercises a go can get you out of a slump and into a new dawn of creativity.? Listen to find out.
What if you could develop a w…
What if you could develop a w…
00:11:31 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
Sleep, dreams and creative inspiration | E3 | S3 Inspiration
Today, I’m going to talk about sleep, dreams and how we can prime our subconscious to generate new ideas and problem-solve our writing issues for us.
What if you could develop a writing routine that s…
What if you could develop a writing routine that s…
00:10:02 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
9 Mental Health Traps of NaNoWriMo and how to avoid them | S3 Bonus episode
I recognized some unhelpful patterns in my thinking while doing my NaNoWriMos in previous years, some words I would say to myself that would hinder my progress. I call them mental health traps, becau…
00:18:37 |
Sat 31 Oct 2020
Trick yourself out of procrastination and refill your creative well | E2 | S3 Inspiration
This week, I will discuss a topic which all writers dread to think about - procrastination. It’s the enemy of productivity and inspiration and can leave pretty much anyone feeling like they can’t wri…
00:10:27 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
S3 Overview | Writing productivity without burnout | E0.5 | S3 Inspiration
What if you could develop a writing routine that sidesteps those negative feelings and keeps you consistently fulfilled?
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
00:04:41 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
The theory of creative inspiration and how to foster it | E1 | S3 Inspiration
What if you could develop a writing routine that sidesteps those negative feelings and keeps you consistently fulfilled?
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
00:11:56 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Writing routines are for all personality types | E5 | S2 Your Personality
What if you could develop a writing routine that sidesteps those negative feelings and keeps you consistently fulfilled?
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
00:12:16 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
Discover your best writing environment | E4 | S2 Your Personality
What if you could develop a writing routine that sidesteps those negative feelings and keeps you consistently fulfilled?
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
For the time it takes to drink a warm cup of tea, The Pen Garden will welcome y…
00:10:37 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Lainey Delaroque. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.