How the Trust Guy Opened My Heart
In class, I promote the power of allowing yourself to write junk.
Second Draft Revisions: Rolling with Resistance
Over the years I’ve learned that you need two things in order to sustain yourself…
Outlines: Necessary Tools that Sometimes Feel like Tight Sweaters
I’m working on second draft revisions for a memoir I’m writing. I feel like half…
Dealing with Writer’s Block
On February 29, 2016, I participated in #EditQs with Katie Rose Guest Pryal and Lisa…
On My Opening Sentence Obsession
I love it when my neuroses are validated. This time validation came from one of…
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