The winter Olympic events terrify me. Seriously. The Luge—a person hurtling down an icy trek at 100 mph on a tiny shovel-sized sled. (and have you heard of the Skeleton? …
What happens when you don’t give up
I couldn’t believe it. Someone had sneaked into my office and in the middle of my manuscript had written: You are making a mistake. You are a missionary. You should …
5 Tips for Keeping Your Dreams Alive After Disappointments
by Jeanne Takenaka, @jeannetakenaka We all have friends who share their dreams coming true online. Whether they’ve been signed with an agent or gotten a book contract, these are joyful …
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’s Really Important?
by Alena Tauriainen writing as Alena Wendall @alenawendall I remember hosting my very first Thanksgiving dinner. Fyi..the following is a perfect disaster scenario for someone’s story. I should explain a little …