Your Story Matters
A Writer’s #1 Enemy
I won’t keep you guessing—the #1 enemy of writers—of all creatives—is Resistance, so powerful a force that author Steven Pressfield personifies it in his book The War of Art.
Resistance is:
- Invisi...
Life Lessons
I’ve never been a “Chicken Soup for the Soul” type of person or big on sentimentality.
So when an interviewer asked me to share my “favorite life lesson quote,” my initial reaction was … bleh.
Could...
How to Be a Badass Writer
As the publication date for The Only Way Through Is Out approached (one year ago today!), I spent tons of time on book promotion.
Which as a debut author, was a whole new world for me.
A scary and v...
How a Writing Sprint Can Help You Become a Better Writer
In 2022, 413,295 writers from all over the world participated in a month-long writing sprint during the month of November.
The organization sponsoring the sprint has been the subject of multiple cont...
No time to write? Try these 3 time-saving hacks.
Writers spend a lot of time thinking about writing and talking about writing, and in some cases, not doing much writing.
The secret to writing and getting your book written is "just do[ing] it.”
Her...
New Year’s Resolutions vs. Actionable Writing Goals
It’s that time of year again when we’re thinking about the new year and ALL THE THINGS we want to do differently.
Exercise every day!
No junk food!
No more trashy TV! Really!
Read more!
Write more!
In m...
Is your story special enough to write?
As the publication date for The Only Way Through Is Out approached, excitement—and fear—bubbled up inside me:
Would anyone want to read another coming-out-later-in-life story?
Maybe this was just no...
Is Writing Memoir an Exercise in Narcissism?
I got a panicky email a few weeks ago from one of my clients.
I offered to hop on a call with her, and when we connected, I learned that some family members had been pressuring her to stop writing he...
How to Anchor Your Reader in Time and Place
As I proofread my memoir The Only Way Through Is Out one last time, I smiled as I noticed (and double-checked) all the time and place "anchors" my book coach had encouraged me to include.
Like this a...
Why Preparing a TED Talk Makes You a Better Memoirist (Even If You Never Intend to Get on Stage)
A couple of months ago I did something that left me feeling somewhere between a wet noodle and a very burnt piece of toast.
Picture a TED talk, with a Zoom room as the stage, and a memoir writer in a...
