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Weekly tips, stories and inspiration for your writing journey.
The Lie That’s Ruining Your Writing Life
The way we measure our worth in capitalistic societies is ruining your writing life. Here’s how to protect your creativity.
The Art of Juxtaposition: How One Failed Birthday Trip Taught Me to Write Better Stories
The way we measure our worth in capitalistic societies is ruining your writing life. Here’s how to protect your creativity.
Reflections on Time, Timelines, and Trusting the Creative Process
While memoirists often think of ancestors as a source of pain, finding a safe one can give added support to your writing life.
How to Invite Your Ancestors Into Your Writing Life
While memoirists often think of ancestors as a source of pain, finding a safe one can give added support to your writing life.
Memoir Is Medicine: Why Your Story Matters More Than Ever
When life feels heavy, creativity isn’t frivolous. Learn why memoir is medicine that heals and nourishes the soul.
Navigating the Hero’s Journey and Heroine’s Journey in Memoir
Understanding the hero’s and heroine’s journey can empower you by helping you select the best structure for your memoir.
Breaking the Mold: Writing Your Authentic Story
Sometimes the litmus tests we live by need to be deconstructed so we can uncover our authentic story, because when we do, we change the world.
Grief, Joy, and the Radical Act of Living
Use these writing prompts to embrace the radical act of living and refill your creative cup in honor of the passing of my colleague Susan DeFreitas.
Reclaiming Your Power: How to Respond Rather than React to Our Turbulent World
Discover the difference between responding and reacting and how your insights on this can help you reclaim your power during turbulent times.
Harness Your Writer’s Routines with Human Design
Discover how understanding your Human Design can maximize your routines and help you tap into your true potential.
The Limits of Empathy and the Power of Grief
Empathy is central to the writing process and understanding our human hearts, but knowing the limits of empathy can make us better writers. Here’s how.
How Art Saves Lives in Times of Turmoil
In times of crisis, we can dismiss art as trivial and inconsequential. But in reality, art saves lives. Here’s how. you.
