Writing Tip: Savor the Waiting…
“When the seeds of a flower have been planted in the ground and the first leaves begin to sprout, the gardener does not tug on the leaves every day to make the plant grow faster. He trusts that nature will play her role, and when the time is right, the flower...Writing Schedules Made Easy (+ big announcements)…
EASY… Ahhh. That’s my personal buzzword these days. As in, allowing my life + writing to flow easily. It’s springtime, after all. Slogging through winter felt hard this year… and I was in sun-swept Southern California! If EASY sounds good to...The Ghostwriter’s Lament (aka I Lost a Job Today)
Found this in my files today. Never before shared. The paper is still stained with my tears. (Written circa 2002.) I lost a job today. Never been one for writing poetry. How does one craft that stuff, anyway? Perhaps it’s borne of pain? The sting of unrealized...“Hooking” Your Book Agent
Landing an agent. It seems like a topic forever on people’s minds. It’s the query I hear the most from friends, strangers, new clients: How do I get an agent? Or more specifically: How do I get a GREAT agent who answers my calls and actually calls me on...My Top 3 Writing Shortcuts–get ready to change everything!
Too busy to get your book down? Thinking you’ve got to get organized first? Don’t kid yourself. Chances are the piles of crap in your office and those unfinished to-do lists will still be there by year’s end… in 2026!