Meg Dowell Writes

How to Actually Meet the Writing Goals You’ve Set for Yourself This Year

How to Actually Meet the Writing Goals You’ve Set for Yourself This Year

We’ve talked general writing goals. We’ve talked SMART writing goals. Now how in the world are…

To All the Stories You’ll Never Finish Writing

If we never learn to celebrate our small steps of progress, we won’t ever be able to appreciate our victories — big or small.
Writers: You Can Only Control So Much

There are tons of things we can’t control as writers. Miraculously, this has taught me to be a lot more comfortable with uncertainty.
Questions to Ask Yourself When You Don’t ‘Feel Like’ Writing

Here are a few questions you can ask yourself in these moments you know you should write, but just can’t get yourself to actually do it.