The Quiet Quotient

Content Writing vs. Blog Writing (And Why It Actually Matters)

Content writing has a job to do. It’s strategic, intentional, and created to solve a problem, answer a question, or guide someone toward a decision. Think of website pages, landing pages, email sequences, product descriptions, or SEO content that doesn’t scream it’s SEO content. Content writing is measured. It has KPIs and analytics. It’s the space where your creativity and your marketing brain negotiate who gets the driver’s seat.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

The Trap of Trying to Write Like Someone Else

Stop trying to sound like other authors and writers. Do this insead.Conect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Writing in Small Spaces of Time (How to Make the Most of Your Writing Time)

There’s a romantic idea of the writer at work: hours ahead of them, a warm drink nearby, perfect silence, and a brain unburdened by everyday responsibilities. But most writers don’t live that life. They write in the cracks. The in-between places. The moments between appointments, obligations, and real-world demands. The reality is simple: if you want to write consistently, you have to learn to write in small spaces of time.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

The Curse and Blessing of Being Edited

Every writer remembers the first time their work came back drenched in red ink. It feels like your soul is being graded. There are notes in the margins correcting your word choice, questioning your judgment, and highlighting logic that—apparently—was only clear to you. You go through the stages of grief, usually in order: shock, anger, defensiveness, bargaining, resignation… and eventually acceptance.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

Why Writers Need to Read Outside Their Genre

Reading outside your genre also helps you better understand the audience you serve. You see what other readers respond to. You notice what other writers are doing brilliantlym, or falling flat at. You discover approaches you wouldn’t have uncovered if you stayed in your comfort zone.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

What To Do When You Struggle To Write The Next Line

The difficulty rarely comes from a lack of ideas. The blockage usually shows up because the next sentence suddenly feels important. It needs to be good. It needs to match the tone and strength of what came before it. Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

How Your Writing Space Shapes Your Words

Writing is a personal act, but it is also shaped by the space around us. Some writers need quiet at home, where the only sounds are their thoughts and the soft click of a keyboard. Others thrive in public places, drawing energy from the buzz of a café or the movement in a library. Each environment affects creativity in its own way.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

The Writer You Were vs.The Writer You Are Now

Life phases shape the voice too. A writer in their twenties writes with speed. A writer in their thirties writes with understanding. A writer experiencing a major life change, moving, parenting, grief, new work, writes with a tone that didn’t exist before. Rereading journals or old drafts from each season reveals these shifts in real time. Early pages filled with ambition turn into middle pages filled with clarity, which turn into later pages filled with intention.Connect with me:
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Writing When You're Tired (And Other Excuses That Hold You Back)

Writing with a full tank of energy feels rare these days. Life moves fast, sleep comes in broken pieces, and your mind feels pulled in five directions before breakfast. You sit down to write, and the words feel heavier than they used to. The flow you relied on turns into a slow drip. Fatigue changes the rhythm of everything, including creativity.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

The Draft You Never Show Anyone

Writing a rough first draft is permission to be human. Many writers freeze because they edit while they create, holding themselves to the level of the final version before they’ve even started. Expecting perfection at that stage crushes momentum. Creation needs room to stumble.Connect with me:https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/