

Your first month with Future costs $19, and after that it’s $150 per month (though they often run $99 specials), and it’s more cost-effective than an in-person trainer. There was an easy fix: I told Ferrari, and he adjusted my workouts to include strengthening and stretching before my runs. Like most of us on fitness journeys, I was diligent the first couple of months, but then the weather got nicer and I wanted to hike and run outside instead of doing my inside workouts that had been more appealing during the winter. “It’s not just about sticking to the numbers.” Ferrari believes in setting small goals that aren’t too specific, because he doesn’t want people feeling guilty when they don’t reach them, while also bringing mindfulness and awareness to our achievements.

The second type is non-fiction books on creativity and ‘’flow’’ like Julia Cameron's’ The Artist’s Way and Cal Newport’s A World Without Email.“Accountability is about openness,” Ferrari says. The first type is detective fiction like Anthony Horowitz’s Magpie Murders, and Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party. What kind of books do you like to read for enjoyment? And read the types of books you want to write. What advice do you give to writers starting out? It is the fact that you showed up and did the work that matters.

The main advice that I received is simply to write! Sit down and don’t worry about what comes out on the page. That is the beauty of laptops and notebooks! I use a program called OmmWriter, which turns off all notifications, and just has a clean, blank screen.Ĭan you share a piece of good advice you've received about writing? Now, I squeeze it in, where and when I can. The sense of accomplishment for the rest of the day was brilliant. Prior to having kids, I used to get up early in the morning, make a hot drink and work until breakfast. From my first book Puffin the Architect I now have written Hound the Detective and Moose the Pilot (out soon) and hopefully more to come! The immersiveness of Tolkien’s world swallowed me up, and created a drive in me to create my own (albeit substantially less fleshed out) world. What book did you read as a child or teen that had a profound effect on you?
