The simple truth that will help you finish writing your book!
Do you worry that you’ll never finish writing your book? How does that make you feel? Frustrated? Alone? Blocked? Insecure? Confused? Overwhelmed? If you’re like so many writers I know, these feelings keep you from writing. The pain of feeling like your...
Reliable Sources: A 13-Step Guide to Dodging Bullshit
The Twin Towers dropped in a massive brooding cloud of dust over New York City. As the scorched remains rained down on the roof of our building, I picked up a burnt piece. It looked like it was once a contract of some kind. A surprisingly mundane detail of...
To anyone longing for a writing mentor, this is for you!
My first writing mentor found me when I was twelve. Miss Oliver, my eighth grade English teacher. She forced me to write an extra essay in English a week because my parents told her I was bored in class. At first, I thought she was punishing me. Now I know, it was...
10 personal essays that will teach you how to write
“How do you learn to write?” It’s a question I ask myself often, particularly when teaching writing classes. Hanif Kureishi, author of Buddha in Suburbia and a creative writing instructor, says you can’t. Does he think the same when it comes to...
7 Ways to Outline Your Book and What To Do When You Get Stuck
To outline or not to outline? Is there something horribly wrong with you for not using them? Are you stuffing your beautiful creativity into a sausage casing with that outline? New York Book Editors say throw them out. Outlines quash you. While Derek Murphy, founder...About Leigh
I'm a writer and mentor currently living in Argentina. Want to know how I created my ideal writing life?
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