Some weeks are just hard. This week I am pulled in several different directions for volunteer projects I’m involved with. All beautiful, wonderful things, but things that require a lot of busy work and last minute fire extinguishing. It’s the anniversary week of my dad’s death followed seven days later by his birthday. Never aContinue reading “When You Have to Take a Step Back”
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Writing Mindset: Slow Down to Go Faster
Slow down to go faster. We all know the fable of the tortoise and the hare: The moral of the story: Slow and steady wins the race. Unfortunately we live in a society that values busyness and productivity. We boast when we have busy schedules. We celebrate multitasking. We go and go and go andContinue reading “Writing Mindset: Slow Down to Go Faster”
Are You Making This Revision Mistake?
Are you a pantser or a plotter? Or maybe a plantser? Writers are asked this question all the time about whether they discovery write, follow intricate outlines, or use some combination of the two to write their rough drafts. And everyone has an opinion. 🙋 But here’s the mistake you might be making…are you pantsingContinue reading “Are You Making This Revision Mistake?”
Back to School/Back to Revising & Best of August
It’s back to school week here for my kids. I find this time of year more inspiring work-wise than the new year, honestly. When I was a kid, Fall was our chance to try on different parts of our personality as we experienced new friends, subjects, and interests. Each year was a new beginning filledContinue reading “Back to School/Back to Revising & Best of August”
These Are the Writers I Won’t Work With
I love helping writers. Well, most of them. I learned the hard way that not all writers are created equal. And I don’t mean talent. I mean mindset. I had a client once who won a 20-page critique in a giveaway I did for an organization close to my heart. This client came to meContinue reading “These Are the Writers I Won’t Work With”
My Latest Netflix Obsession and Character Development
Two weeks ago, I had gum surgery. Not fun. My second this year. I planned ahead and cleared the decks for the week. Luckily, this go-round was much easier than the first and my second day in, I felt confident I could return to some projects I had set aside for this recovery week. YouContinue reading “My Latest Netflix Obsession and Character Development”
How I Got Unstuck From My Writing Rut
I have been S-T-U-C-K in my manuscript the past few weeks. As context, I started doing the pre-work for this manuscript before the holidays and started drafting in mid-February. The last month or two, I’ve been so close to the end of this initial draft and yet the actual end started feeling farther and fartherContinue reading “How I Got Unstuck From My Writing Rut”
Happy Book-Coach-a-Versary to Me! (Plus a gift for you!)
As of July 20, it will be two years since I put out my shingle as a book coach! It feels like forever and yesterday at the same time, as most things do when you reach a certain age, am I right? I came to book coaching organically. I describe my journey to book coachingContinue reading “Happy Book-Coach-a-Versary to Me! (Plus a gift for you!)”
Writers: Know Thyself
The picture above is a peek at some of my craft books. I LOVE craft books! Books about writing? I mean does it get better than that? Not for me. I bet you have a shelf like that, too. Craft books are as individual as the writer who writes them. One book may work forContinue reading “Writers: Know Thyself”
Celebrate Your Writing
As we prepare to celebrate this week with fireworks and Sousa marches and summer desserts that all deserve a luscious whipped topping, I want to ask you: When was the last time you celebrated your writing? Recently, I received good news about my own writing. The book I’m querying had done well in a contest.Continue reading “Celebrate Your Writing”