A.R. Geiger

writing encouragement

A Writer’s Life: Waiting

No one likes to wait. Whether we’re in the movie theater, in line at the bank, or…
A Writer’s Life: Rejection

I’m going to confess something. My portfolio of rejection letters is still in the double digits.…
A Writer’s Life: Discouragement

I’ve been writing for seven years. During that time, I’ve hit many, many low spots. The…
A Writer’s Life: Joy

Writer, what makes you joyful? Like, singing-at-the-top-of-your-lungs joyful? So joyful that you just want to put…
A Writer’s Life: Comparison

Have you ever heard the saying, “Comparison is the thief of joy”? If so, you’re not…
A Writer’s Life: Doubt

Have you ever questioned whether you were a real writer or not? I have. I think…
A Writer’s Life: Perfectionism

Have you ever fixed—and deleted—the same sentence a twenty different times and still felt like you…
A Writer’s Life: Details

A writer’s life is in the details. Have you ever noticed this? Of course, our stories…
A Gathering Of Souls

I went to a writing conference this weekend. The Young Women’s Writing Workshop, if we’re going…
A Writer’s Life: Routines

Writing is hard. And not just because I’m typing this with one hand because I’m cuddling…