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2022 Book Round-Up
I'm a little late to the game for a 2022 book roundup, but better late than never.
This year, like the two years before it, is a time to give each other grace, don't you agree?
Readers aren't always...
What Brave Looks Like For a Memoir Writer
I smiled earlier this month when my business coach asked a fill-in-the-blank question during a goal-setting workshop:
I wish I was brave enough to _________.
Really? My memoir, THE ONLY WAY THROUGH ...
4 Big Learnings From My Memoir Revision
Monday morning I sent the final draft of THE ONLY WAY THROUGH IS OUT to my editors at the University of Wisconsin Press!
And ever since, I've been sitting with all the feels.
I'm thrilled. Terrified...
What Are Your Writing Goals for 2023?
Years ago, when I was in the throes of hands-on parenting, my nightstand was piled high with parenting books.
One of those books was GOOD FAMILIES DON'T JUST HAPPEN.
As I recall, the author was the ...
Why I Read and Write Memoir
Behind the public-facing (Instagram) joy of landing my book deal, life is, as Glennon Doyle calls it, "Brutiful." Brutal + beautiful!
My 87-year-old mom fell eleven weeks ago and the stress hasn't le...
The Right Publication Path for Your LGBTQ+ Memoir
Maybe you’ve heard it’s impossible to get a book deal for a memoir if you aren’t a celebrity or you don’t have millions of followers on TikTok.
You’re not a celebrity (yet) and you don’t have million...
What to Do with Your Darlings, aka Your Writing Leftovers
After Thanksgiving Day, my fridge is always teeming with leftovers, which, in my opinion, is one of the best parts of the season!
Constructing the perfect meal—or bite—from what didn't get eaten in t...
Five Ways to Measure Growth as a Writer
This past Sunday, I gathered with my local writing community to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the group's founding.
What a full circle moment that was for me!
Five-and-a-half years earlier, o...
How to Combat Your Doubt Demons While Writing Your Memoir or Book
I'm nearing the home stretch with my revision of THE ONLY WAY THROUGH IS OUT, my later in life, coming out memoir, which will be published by the University of Wisconsin Press in February 2024!
Hoora...
5 Tips to a Successful NANOWRIMO for Memoir Writers
Last week I wrote about how National Novel Writing Month 2012 (NANOWRIMO)Â changed my life.
It can change yours too!
No, I didn't write a novel or a memoir in 30 days—in fact I ended up with a tangle...
