Real Talk for Writers
with Isabel Sterling
Author & Master Certified Coach
You're Not Lazy: Resting Between Projects
Oct 06, 2025
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Congrats! You did the thing!
You finished your novelĀ and sent it off to a critique partner, your agent, or your editor.Ā
Now what?Ā
For many authors, the time between projects can feel strange. You might feel unmoored, adrift, or--most insidious of all--lazy for not having an active project goin...
Why Celebration is Non-Negotiable
Jul 28, 2025
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Regular celebration is essential to crafting a burnout-free, sustainable fiction career.
Yet celebration is alsoĀ the most commonly skipped -- or delayed -- parts of the process I teach.
Authors will tell me that it's "too soon" to celebrate when they get a new book deal because it's not "officia...
