Taking Time for Your Writing…and the Guilt That Comes With It.
If you’re a writer—and especially if you’re a writer who isn’t bringing in a significant (or any) amount of income from your writing—then you probably…
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You Do Not Write the Story. The Story Writes You.
Why is learning how to write so hard? If you want to be a writer, there are countless MFA programs, online courses, and more advice…
Readers Connect Most Strongly with Writers Who Dare to Be Vulnerable.
Usually when we think about “book marketing” we think of glitzy ad campaigns or nuking everyone on social media with relentless messages to “buy my…
Being Weird Is a Good Thing. It’s Time to Embrace Yourself as a Writer.
All my life I’ve been attracted to weird things. And all my life I’ve been very much aware that other people think I’m weird for…
Why Writing Your Way Through the Middle of a Book Is So. Damn. Hard.
Every time I embark on writing a new novel, it’s like total amnesia sets in about the last time I wrote a novel. The beginning…
The Despair of Being Creatively Blocked (and How to Pull Yourself Out of It)
If you’re a highly creative person then chances are you’ve gone through periods in your life when you felt creatively stifled. Maybe you had a…
Writers, Please Remember, It’s Called a Shitty First Draft for a Reason
I started a new novel last week. I had been thinking about the story for at least two months. The characters kept popping into my…
From Struggling and Self-Doubt to Creative Transformation
I’m on the Hearts Rise Up podcast today! I had a good long talk with Carol Chapman about getting past my own addiction and creative paralysis to…
The Empath’s Curse and How I Stopped Letting It Control My Life
Today’s guest post comes from Michelle Cornish, co-author of Freeing the Butterfly: Transform Your Life Through Simple Exercises, Meditations, and Affirmations, where she shares more tips…
The Writer’s Life Is Not An Easy One
When I first started writing, I couldn’t even call myself a writer. I had been NOT writing for seven years before I joined a silent…