The Working Writer: Staying Creative Through the Seasons of Life

by Geetanjali Mukherjee

Most writers struggle with making the time to write, fighting against their own fears and wishing they could write like the authors on bestseller lists. Many writers are perhaps struggling with finding the time and inspiration to stay the course, to continue to show up to the page despite the ups and downs of the writer’s life.This book is a collection of essays that explore the challenges of finding time to write, breaking through writer’s block, dealing with deadlocked projects and overcoming the fear of perfectionism, among other topics related to the writing and creative process. Some of the essays in the book feature lessons I learned from other writers, as well as from well-regarded experts in the fields of psychology and neuroscience.I compiled this book of essays on the writing life with the hope that it will inspire other writers, regardless of whether you’re working on your first book or twentieth. The writing life, while it can bring particular moments of frustration, can also be incredibly fulfilling. My hope for this book is that it will motivate writers who need inspiration to keep going, to keep coming back to the words, to the writing life.

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 17, 2021

About the author

Geetanjali Mukherjee grew up in India, spending her early years in Kolkata, and then attending high school in New Delhi. She attended the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, to read law as an undergraduate. She further pursued her academic interests at Cornell University, USA, earning a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in human rights and social justice. She is also a member of Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration, United States.

Geetanjali's first book, "Seamus Heaney: Select Poems", is in its 6th edition currently, published by Rama Bros. India. Geetanjali also regularly blogs about creativity and productivity at her blog Creativity@Work. Geetanjali currently lives in Singapore.

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