WRITING Archives - Fiona Thomas

Find clarity to journal with Focus Mapping

by Fiona likes to blog | Sep 2, 2024 | ANXIETY, WRITING

Discover a simple, visual journaling technique for busy people. Learn how to use focus mapping to organise your thoughts and make journaling easy and enjoyable, even when you’re overwhelmed or short on time.

Less freelancing, more activism: Indie Biz for Change

by Fiona likes to blog | May 31, 2024 | LIFE, WRITING

At the start of the year, I made the decision to quit freelancing.

Part of that decision was because showing up and marketing myself just felt gross. Maybe it’s because I’ve been doing this for too long, maybe it’s because social media is over-saturated.

Writing as a Tool for Living Through Crisis

by Fiona likes to blog | Feb 20, 2024 | ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, WRITING

How to use writing in the midst of crisis. Discover resilience, find solace, and navigate personal struggles through the art of expression.

3 Ways to Fit Writing Around Your Full-Time Job

by Fiona likes to blog | Jan 8, 2024 | WRITING

When you’re working a full-time job, following your creative passions almost always take a backseat. You’re probably looking at me, a published author, and thinking – what does she know? She writes for a living! But hear me out. First off – I didn’t start...

Why Chaotic First Drafts are the Secret Sauce

by Fiona likes to blog | Jan 3, 2024 | WRITING

Have I rewritten this headline twenty times? Of course I have. And did I end up going back to the one I wrote the very first time? Hell yes. This is perfectionism and it’s what we do – because we’re writers. But let me share with you a secret that took me years...