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The simple truth that will help you finish writing your book!
Accept this truth about writing and you’ve discovered the secret to finish writing your book!
Five important reasons travel makes you a better writer
It's barely two weeks since I got home from Nicaragua, and long gone is the sweet smell of dragon fruit I ate for breakfast or the sticky heat that pricked my skin all afternoon in the sun. I'm home now, where it's winter. I miss being away. I miss it badly. I write...
Reliable Sources: A 13-Step Guide to Dodging Bullshit
Whether writing a reported piece or researching a novel, you want to use real sources and not fake news. These 13 steps help you ask the right question
To anyone longing for a writing mentor, this is for you!
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Writing Mentorship Exchange.
10 personal essays that will teach you how to write
If reading one of these personal essays is a lesson learned, these ten essays are a masterclass to teach you how to write.
7 Ways to Outline Your Book and What To Do When You Get Stuck
Thinking of using an outline to organize yourself as you write your book? Here are seven ways types of outlines you can try along with tools and apps to get it done.
Are you ready to change your life and write your dreams?
Announcing the dates and details of my next writing retreat for women writing books. Plus sign up for a time to chat with me personally and talk about what you can do to get your book started now!
When anxiety overwhelms you, this is how you write.
How-to write in spite of that little voice in your head.
The 2016 Women’s Writing Mentorship Exchange is here!
The 2016 Women's Mentoring Exchange sign up period has ended. If you'd like to apply next year, sign up for my newsletter and I'll e-mail you when the next one launches. I have a custom of giving away gifts on my birthday. It started years ago after meeting John...
We don’t want abortion. We want autonomy.
This isn’t so much about writing as it is about rational thought and women’s rights. Thus, I’m sharing photos I took at an abortion protest in Buffalo, NY in 2008. At the time, I thought the protestors were outliers. That is no longer the case. We are fighting for our autonomy here.