by Christa "Wojo" | Jan 31, 2026 | blog, Writer Archetypes
After deciding to become an author, I was frustrated by how hard it was to make things happen. I knew I could learn to do anything if I worked hard enough—how to structure a novel, to write effective sentences, to publish on Amazon, and to market myself. And I did...
by Christa "Wojo" | Nov 18, 2022 | blog, Motivation, Uncategorized
This year, I published my first full-length novel called Oblivion Black. Members of the Writers’ Mastermind witnessed me slaving over this manuscript in our weekly co-writing sessions since our virtual writing group began two years ago. They also know that I...
by Christa "Wojo" | Sep 8, 2022 | blog, Motivation, Uncategorized, Writing Classes and Coaching
Photo by KoolShooters on Pexels.com Writers are notorious for suffering from Imposter Syndrome, writers’ block, and chronic procrastination. I, myself, struggle with these neuroses every day. They never completely go away, but I have discovered how to become a more...
by Christa "Wojo" | Jan 13, 2022 | blog, Uncategorized
“All too often, it is audacity and not talent that moves an artist to center stage.”Julia Cameron – The Artist’s Way After running the Writers Mastermind for a year and a half, the biggest problem I see with struggling authors is not that they don’t...
by Christa "Wojo" | Jun 4, 2021 | blog, Kerouac's Writing Tips, Self-editing
Photo by Alex Green on Pexels.com Remove literary, grammatical and syntactical inhibitionJack Kerouac Do you proofread as you write? Whenever spell check underlines something in its taunting red line, I immediately want to make it disappear. I know this interrupts my...
