Episode 22 - Why It’s Absolutely Essential For A Writer To Rest

In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of rest. 

Talking about rest as a writer can feel tricky. It stirs up lots of emotions about self-worth, productivity, and output. Often, we associate our worth with what we produce, and we tie up our success in how much we have achieved. This can be dangerous, as it can mean we don’t rest when we should. We can feel like we may not rest. But rest is absolutely essential.

There is a tool for every specific purpose - using the right tool to get the work done makes the task easier, more effective. It’s the same with writing tools. Knowing which tool to use at the right time helps every writer.

In the toolbox episodes, we share different writing tools to help you on your writing journey. 

“I am creating all the time, because it’s something I must do to keep from exploding. But there is something else I must do to keep from imploding: Rest.” – Rachel Toalson.

Rest helps us to:

1.     Become better writers.

2.    Develop more ideas.

3.    Understand who we are.

4.    Curate and create material to write about.

We’d love to know how you got on. Use the email below and tell us how you have brought rest into your creative writing.

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