Celebrating our fellow writers. Book pics by the sea to inspire our work.
They did it! Proof positive that publishing happens. Eight writing retreat alums saw their ideas through to completion, spinning them into gold for the world to READ. How creativity-affirming is that? (By the pics you’ll see I include my latest because I wrote much...
Weeping in my yard in my PJs. But, PLAY! The stars are getting happier!
YES! I finally kicked the nasty cold and cough that made me sound like a heavy smoker living on cheesecake for the past month and went to the ZOO! When was the last you spent the day marveling at apes, giraffes, elephants, and flamingos so close you could see the bugs...
The man who predicted it all. Everyone needs permission from somewhere.
I realized the other day that I’d just missed Guru Singh’s birthday, the man who’d predicted it all. As in, my writing career, back when I didn’t think I’d amount to much more than Head Poop-Picker-Upper on the mean streets of Beverly...
What do they know, the Smarty Pants crowd? You know best.
Okay, you’ve got the ache, but no writing credentials. No school newspaper bylines. No teachers calling you “gifted.” No stellar grades in English. Or worse: you got bad grades; your papers returned covered in red ink. A teacher said you’re not gifted. A writing group...
Zoomtastic writing retreats. You’ve waited this long & your book’s ready to roll!
“Are you ready yet because I’m heeeere?” says every book everywhere, waiting on its harried, overwhelmed person. She’s opinionated, your story: “Listen, sister. I’ve given you my best content. WTF? We gotta get this s#it down...
The hotel made me do it. Book your spot before my retreat rate rises.
I post pretty pics on Instagram, but this mama doesn’t need luxury to be happy. Don’t believe me? I’ve lived in a one-room guesthouse with pee-stained cement floors (from the landlord’s dogs). I raised my son in an off-the-grid solar cabin,...
Stuck, blocked, scared? Listen to this unbelievable and totally true story.
My agent couldn’t get me a book deal to save either of our lives. It didn’t matter that I’d been writing for years and had hundreds of pages of a beautiful manuscript. Or that he’d sold thousands of titles, and had been sending out my book...
Here ya go. Some of my favorite bite-sized writerly tips, all in one place.
Are you endlessly editing in the trenches? Or are you stuck at the starting line of your manuscript? Maybe all you need are a few reminders from the pros—those marvels who magically appear to crank out copy year after year, book after book. Making it look easy when we...
In over your head? When writing in one genre isn’t as easy as you’d hoped
Rainy day thoughts to contemplate as you craft your next masterpiece: A friend asked me the other day to read her self-help book. It’s not out yet, but she was nervous about her writing because although she’s a successful novelist, she’s never...
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