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How my father released my writing shame on his deathbed
My beautiful writers, I want to talk about the things we don’t talk about—that which shall not be named. The unmentionable here is SHAME. The shame so many want-to-be authors have around not having the "right" credentials. It was my father—on his deathbed—who let me...
Dr. Jane Goodall & Keely Shaye Brosnan on the Power of the Pen for Healing Mother Earth
Hello! In a VERY special eco-edition of the Beautiful Writers Podcast, Jane Goodall—Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace—is with us from the UK. I’m excited to celebrate the release of the Nat Geo film The Hope, showcasing...
Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States, on the Beautiful Writers Podcast
Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States—the nation's "official" poet—is here! She's the first Native American to hold this position, and I've been a weepy mess since she agreed to chat with us. As someone who lived on raw land in Northern New Mexico and studied...
Terry McMillan and Laura Munson: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Novelists
Today on the #BeautifulWritersPodcast, two of my bestie New York Times bestselling author friends meet for the 1st time. (You know I love literary matchmaking.) Laura Munson is promoting her first novel, Willa’s Grove, while Terry McMillan is about to share with the...
Cheryl Strayed & Nia Vardalos: What Would They Do? Answers to questions that stump me, and maybe you too.
"Writers write." This sentence—these two little words said by Oscar-nominated screenwriter, actress, and bestselling author Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Instant Mom) on today's Beautiful Writers Podcast, seem so obvious, right? Of course, writers write!...
New Writing Retreat Testimonials (& Upcoming Rate Increase):
Hello, Love! Maybe you know what this is like: It's so HARD to say goodbye after you've felt seen, heard, and loved up—"gotten" as a person and a writer, maybe for the first time. (Not that it ever gets old.) How, after you've bonded through laughter, tears, and...
What do I put in my book proposal? And how do I build a “platform”?!
Even your silence holds a sort of prayer. — Apache proverb #NativeAmerican #wisdom #quotes
Done. Donated. I'm so grateful for the time you're taking to educate me/us, @GlennonDoyle & @AbbyWambach. White peo… t.co/BVC7vPSRiL