Writers on the Struggle to Write Well

Today we will step back and look at a selection of relevant quotes by working writers. We should treasure their candid takes about the process of writing. Is Writer’s Block […]

Writer’s Block (Part 3): Overwhelm

We’ve explored writer’s block in previous posts (Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here). Put simply, writer’s block is a constellation of feelings and experiences that is driven […]

Self-regulation (Part 2): Meeting Inspiration Half-way

In the first part of this series, we started considering how to treat writing as craft and not as a mysterious and inspired gift. Because the sad truth is that […]

The Zen of Writing (Part 3): Gracefully Overwhelmed Work

Writing, in almost all its forms, is creative work. One of the most common pitfalls of creative work is overwhelm. It arises for many different reasons. Maybe we are overly […]

Writer’s Block (Part 2)

Writing is hard and will always be hard. Writer’s block will always be lurking in the wings. When it comes, it comes as a big pile of interrelated feelings. Our […]

Announcing the Academic Coaching side of our business!

Clarity Doctors is officially launching our academic coaching services! As academic coaches, our main focus is on graduate students in the late stages of their programs–that dreaded phase where all […]