Worried Perfectionism Is Holding You back? Learn to Harness It, Not Hate It
If you’re scared perfectionism is holding you back, change the way you see it.
The Writing Life
Identifying Your Book’s Audience: 3 Authors Show You How
Need to identify your book’s audience. Learn how 3 authors figured this out.
Pursuing Your Writing Dreams: Your Number 1 Skill
It’s possible to give up while still pursuing your writing dreams. Here’s how.
How to Minimize Flashbacks in Your Writing: 4 New Ways
How to minimize flashbacks in your writing by acting “as if” instead.
To Build Writing Resiliency Intentionally Choose Your Focus
Writing resiliency is a muscle you’ll need to build and flex throughout your writing life. Here are five strategies that will help you do this.
Here’s How to Use Ross Gay’s Strategies to Write Better Prose
To write better prose, you need to learn more than craft strategies. Sometimes, it’s about how you see the world.
Struggling to write? Use Cal Newport’s Deep Work to beat distraction
Struggling to write? Cal Newport’s Deep Work can restore your sense of focus.
Didn’t attend the 2023 AWP Conference? Here are a few things you missed.
Missed the 2023 AWP Conference? Check out the highlights of my conference experience.
Study of Julia Cameron’s Seeking Wisdom: The relationship between creativity and spirituality
In chapter five of Julia Cameron’s seeking wisdom, she answers her books’ most important question: what’s the relationship between creativity and spirituality?
Study of Julia Cameron’s Seeking Wisdom: How prayers of praise and looking for miracles can increase your creative grit
In Julia Cameron’s Seeking Wisdom, her prayers of praise can not only increase your creative grit, they can help you trust the creative process.
Study of Julia Cameron’s Seeking Wisdom: Bust through your sense of writing loneliness by practicing Julia’s Prayer of Gratitude.
The writing life can be lonely when all we do is show up to our writing desks. Julia Cameron’s prayer of gratitude can strengthen the connections you have to Creativity and those who support you.
Need Some Writing Assistance? Julia Cameron’s Prayer of Petition Might Help.
Many of us have a tortured relationship with Creativity. With Julia Cameron’s help, and a willingness to see things differently, you can turn that relationship into a benevolent one.
Like your relationship with Creativity? If not, Julia Cameron can help you change it.
Many of us have a tortured relationship with Creativity. With Julia Cameron’s help, and a willingness to see things differently, you can turn that relationship into a benevolent one.
A newsletter is an extended conversation between writer and reader. Check out the one I’ve been having with Amanda Sue Creasey
Newsletters are an integral part of any author’s platform. Learn what Amanda Creasey add to hers, and how her newsletter can support your writing life and need for delight.
Struggling with “A” and “R” problems? The problem is likely self-sabotage.
Many of us set ourselves up for failure by choosing goals that aren’t achievable or realistic. Find out how to keep that from happening to you.
Got the resolution blues? The problem might not be your level of commitment.
When we fall short of our resolutions, we often think dedication was the problem. But sometimes, it’s the story you’re telling yourself.
2022 Giveaway4Good Challenge Number Three: The Power of Saying Thank You
The world is filled with guides who support your dreams. Do you know who yours are? Have you thanked them?
2022 Giveaway4Good Challenge Number Two: Supporting Literary Organizations Is an Investment in You
Mourning the loss of Twitter as we know it? A great way to build your author platform is to support the literary organizations you love.
2022 Giveaway4Good Challenge Number One: Where you give helps define you
When working on your book proposal, getting feedback from others can lead to a rich, powerful submission.