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Pastry & Writing w/ Me in Oct. in Carmel. Then, a Virtual Retreat!
“This is the best food I’ve ever eaten!” said all four of my Carmel Writing Retreat participants during our week together in Carmel-by-the-Sea last month. Food’s no joke when you’re bringing worlds to life. It’s a comfort thing. But also a brain thing. Glucose powers...
Focus.
Focus. Focus. “Hey, you! Yeah, YOU! FOCUS! “It’s just you and me here. "Leave everything else. Out. There. "I’m all you need right now. "Give me your attention. "And I’ll come to liiiiife.” This was me a few years ago when I wrote this post, my story and I joined at...
Retreat Update: In Carmel & Virtual
Your book. Your love letter—to all you've been, done, and learned. You probably had a timeline in your head about when you'd have your samples and/or book proposal ready to pitch agents—YOU WERE DOIN' IT! And then the world changed. Everything changed. Is changing. Up...
Valarie Kaur & Chris Jackson: A World-Changer and Her Superhero Publisher on the Beautiful Writers Podcast
What do writers Trevor Noah, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jay-Z, and Mira Jacob have in common? Chris Jackson, legendary publisher and Editor-in-Chief of One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House. He’s on today’s episode of the Beautiful Writers Podcast with Valarie Kaur,...
What do I put in my book proposal? And how do I build a “platform”?!
What a joy. To pick up my phone & see artwork a listener's made for a quote from the #beautifulwriterspodcast. Thank you, MommyTeaches. 💜 This is why we do this—yammer about writing and life and all the feels about writing and life. And, no one does it better than Cheryl Strayed and #NiaVardalos. 🎧 This episode slayed me! apple.co/37Q4f8X
Sometimes goodness aligns & evil-doers go down!🍀 Crying happy tears, @catoxenberg. U did it. He got 120 years!!! 👏… t.co/6mqfQ027x5
I 💜 seeing artwork a listener's made for the #beautifulwriterspodcast. Thank u, @EileenCCampos! 💜 This is why we do… t.co/xxB6iEuhON
#writerlygold 💰 Thank you @LindaSivertsen for another stellar interview. This time with the magical … t.co/oowSOLTvbS
@OrbitOwl @tomi_adeyemi @sabaatahir Ahhh. Thank you, for listening! I had a blast on this call! 💜