Get that Book Written

January 8, 2020 / Tanja Pajevic / blog / No Comments

How are your New Year’s resolutions coming? Are you harnessing the energy of the New Year to write a book? Are you using it to get started on (or heck, restart) your memoir or nonfiction book?If not, what are you missing? Do you need a better system? Accountability? Support? The Real Reason People Hire a Writing Coach I’ll be honest with you—the real reason people hire me is for accountability, support and community. Most of us know already know what we should be doing, as well as how to go about it (i.e.: write every day, or as often as we can). If we need more info, we can find it online. There’s a zillion writing experts out there, and most of us offer plenty of tips, tricks and free advice. When people come to me, they’re looking for a clear plan and […]

Find Your People + Have Deadlines

September 25, 2019 / Tanja Pajevic / blog / No Comments

Find Your People Don’t go it alone. Support is essential when you’re writing a personal story. Especially if it’s sticky. That’s why I recommend folks find a community to support them. Somewhere to bring their questions, a place where they can talk about sticking points in order to find a way forward. A group to check in with, hold them accountable. You might be wondering if you need a group. Maybe you’re an introvert, like me. Do you really need other people? I mean, can’t you do this alone? You can, yes. And you know yourself best. If this is the path that works for you, by all means—honor that! For plenty of folks, though, it’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole, get tripped up by worries and fears (hello, inner critic!) when you’re going it alone. It’s far easy to get […]