Welcome back to Swordcraft, my weekly series of short, sharp videos for scholarly and professional writers who want to grow their writing practice and hone their wordcraft, one snippet at a time.
Today’s swordsnip is the final installment in my latest six-week sequence for paid subscribers, Productivity School. Each week over the past six weeks, I’ve introduced you to a core component of productive writing — time, space, flow, craft, community, or joy — and guided you through strategies for writing more confidently, prolifically, and with greater pleasure.
Our theme this week is “Fishing for Joy”; and so, in the spirit of the season, I’ve taken today’s episode out from behind the paywall. We could all benefit from more joy in our writing practice, after all — this time of year, or any time.
For more research-based strategies designed to spark joy in writing:
Read my Happy Penguins blog post and dance along to my Happy Penguin video on YouTube.
Make your way through the 18 “Pleasure Prompts” in my book Writing with Pleasure.
Sign up for my upcoming Pleasure Catalyst (Feb 1 - Mar 13, 2025), which is now open for enrollment. I’d love to see you there!
Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) – and keep on writing!
Helen
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