Last week I was going to write an inspiring email about how you just have to keep trying. That you don’t know when one of your stories is going to …
Five ways to get the elephant moving (or overcome writer’s block!)
This morning, I dragged an elephant around my neighborhood for roughly 2.3 miles. Aka, I went on my morning walk. But it felt that way because I’d taken three (yes!) …
What I did when my life and writing got out of control…
I know I’ve mentioned that when I started writing, I lived in Siberia. I had four kids, I was teaching ESL, going to the market every day and carrying home …
Three powerful Show-Don’t Tell-themes to put in your life-changing novel this season
Anyone catch the snowball fight in Buffalo yesterday? While I watched the Vikes struggle it out against the Panthers, the Bills and Colts had an epic pigskin fight in the …
How the 4 Reasons People Read Help You Change The World
It was a rough weekend, wasn’t it? Hard to process the ongoing tragedy, the idea of someone again so coldly, painfully hurting, killing so many innocent people. It just takes …