As nature around us begins to bloom and brighten, many of us begin to feel the pull to tidy up, let things go, and start fresh. Spring cleaning, however, isn’t only for cluttered closets and dusty corners. It’s also the perfect spring task for our creative lives.

When you spring clean your writing life, you're making space not only on your desk or computer but also in your heart and mind. Writing clutter isn’t always physical, it can be mental as well. Half-finished drafts, outdated goals, and negative mindsets pile up. They weigh down your creativity. But there’s good news: The spring season always invites a reset.

In this article, we’ll walk through how to declutter your writing life and organize your drafts, release old mindset blocks and embrace a fresh perspective, use journaling to gain clarity and reset your writing practice for growth. Because there’s no better time to make room for what really matters, especially when we’re launching something exciting in May. 👀

Declutter Your Writing Life

Clutter is most known as creativity’s enemy. Whether it's physical or digital folders full of unfinished drafts or sticky notes with half-baked ideas, writing clutter builds up faster than we realize. So, it’s time to clean house.

📝 Clean Out the Draft Graveyard

Every writer has a folder (digital or otherwise) of forgotten pieces, including essays that never made it past the first page, novels with three chapters and a prayer, and devotionals started during a previous season of life. Now’s the time to take inventory of what you have. Skim through your unfinished drafts and ask yourself:

• Does this still excite me?

• Is there a message here worth exploring or was it more of a writing exercise?

• Would finishing this project align with my current calling or direction?

Don’t be afraid to let go of work. Releasing an old project is not a failure, it’s a brave and mature decision. And the clearer your draft folder gets, the more focused you’ll feel.