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New blog feature alert!
Life Lately is a new feature to the See Jane Write blog that will allow me to share snippets of my life beyond the laptop in a more in-depth way than I can on Instagram.
My hope is to share what I’m watching, reading, listening to, and obsessing over while still telling you a bit more about my writing life with the goal of sparking your creativity along the way.
Let’s jump in…
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Editor’s Note: See Jane Write publishes guest articles by writers who identify as women, non-binary folks, and our allies. Learn more here.
Imposter syndrome affects people from all walks of life and in any profession. But what exactly is imposter syndrome?
The Oxford Dictionary describes it as “the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one’s own efforts or skills.”
If you’re a writer suffering from this affliction, you might think your success is not attributed to your writing skills. Rather, there are other reasons for your success, such as luck. These thoughts can cause serious problems. For example, low self-esteem, fear of your incompetence being “discovered,” and a lack of drive to pursue your writing dreams.
The good news is, you can break free from the shackles of imposter syndrome and beat it with these three strategies: celebrating your accomplishments, connecting with other authors, and treating criticism and failure as an opportunity to learn.
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One of my favorite podcasters – Les Alfred of the She’s So Lucky podcast — recently released an episode during which she shared the Lucky Girl Commandments – a list of tips or words of wisdom to help us all create our own luck for the rest of the year and beyond. And of course, this inspired me to write some commandments of my own. I’m an Enneagram 1, which means I crave order. Rules don’t feel like restrictions to me. Instead, they’re the boundaries I need to keep from running myself off a cliff. (Side note: I also give myself permission to ditch any and all rules that don’t align with who I am and what I want. For example, you say every woman should be a mother. I say I’m quite content living my rich auntie life. But I digress.)
Because I know the word “commandments” can be triggering to some (#churchhurt), I’m calling these my mid-year mantras instead. Here are the rules I’m following to make the most of the rest of 2025.
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Editor’s Note: See Jane Write publishes guest articles by writers who identify as women, non-binary folks, and our allies. Learn more here.
Writing rarely comes easily. More often than not, you’re left swirling half-formed ideas in your mind, unsure of how to shape them into something meaningful. And then there are the days when you feel like you have absolutely nothing to say (which must mean your life is incredibly boring, right? Yikes!).
One way to break through that creative fog is to use writing prompts — specific questions or cues to steer your writing in a new direction. When used intentionally, prompts can surface long-forgotten memories, help you build a steady journaling habit, or even spark entire novels!
Whether you’re writing a blog or a book, these five strategies will show you how to turn a simple prompt into a reliable source of creativity.
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Jenn Schultz is a four-time melanoma survivor. As a cancer survivor myself, I know how a diagnosis such as that can shake your sense of self. But I also know that you can write your way back to yourself, and that’s exactly what Jenn did with her book Bravely Becoming. But she didn’t stop there. Jenn is also an ambassador and advocate for melanoma research and prevention. May is Melanoma Awareness Month and the perfect time to celebrate Jenn as the See Jane Write Member of the Month. In addition to her advocacy work for organizations like the Melanoma Research Foundation and the Melanoma Research Alliance and her full-time job as a college educator, Jenn somehow finds the time to be an active member of the See Jane Write Collective too. Not only does she attend many virtual meet-ups and workshops, but she’s also led write-in sessions for other members.
Read on to get to know our May Member of the Month — Jenn Schultz.
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