Healthy Writer: How to improve your wellbeing and develop a strong writing career in an unhealthy world

Excerpt from Healthy Writer: How to improve your wellbeing and develop a strong writing career in an unhealthy world

Introduction

Keeping Your Writing Life Healthy

To accomplish the perfect perfection, a little imperfection helps.

Dejan Stojanovic

Writing has long been used as a means of expression and communication, this couldn't be more obvious than in the way we use it in today's digital world.

Since the inception of the internet things have moved quite fast, enabling writers from all over the world the ability to self-publish, blog, and even use writing as a form of therapy. Which makes it very difficult when times get tough, and we get sick to give up the thing we love that keeps us going.

With all of the above positives, there is a downside to writing that involves spending hours on end stuck in front of a computer screen. This kind of repetitive behaviour in the long-term can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle if it's not done properly.

But don't panic!

There is a way to write that doesn't leave you in pain and in a constant state of sickness. As a regular writer, I make my living from writing and understand how frustrating it can be and the injuries and problems that can form, just by sitting at a desk for hours at a time.

Healthy Writer contains the tips and tools you need to change your writing life into a healthier experience, and send you on your way to building a long-term successful career in writing.

What's included in the book:

Introduction
Why You Don't Have to be a Desk Bound Writer
Burnout, Stress and Everything Else, Why Writing Isn't a Walk in the Park
Dealing With RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) as a Writer
Managing Chronic Pain as a Writer
The Inactive Writer and Sedentary Lifestyle
The Importance of a Good Night's Sleep for Writers
The Headache of Working on a Screen as a Writer
The Solitary Business of Writing
Writer Weight Gain, and What To Do About It
Why Cutting Down on Refined Sugar Will Make You a Better Writer
Why a Healthy Gut Will Make You a Happy Writer
Understanding Your Mood and Mental Health as a Writer
Why Writing Doesn't Have to Feel Like Your Riding a Roller Coaster
The Benefits of Walking for Writers
Tools and Resources
9 Things You Can Do to be a Healthier Writer
55 Changes You Can Make to Improve Your Health as a Writer
How to Better Yourself and Live a Happy, Healthy Writing Life