When anxiety overwhelms you, this is how you write.
I’ve been reading Chuck Wendig again, so forgive me if I sound different. My writing tends to be lyrical, somber, perhaps to the point of depressing. His is on freakin’ speed. It takes you on a crazy, wild ride with lots of ups and downs. It’s an...
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...
In my deepest fears, writing makes us die
This has been a tough week. Mainly, because it followed a tough week. I had an article published. Bear with me. I know that sounds strange, but this is a story of anxiety. I published in Bright. A place I’ve wanted to publish since I first heard about it. The...
Are you a real travel writer?
When How not to write like Elizabeth Gilbert published a few weeks ago, I couldn’t get myself to read it. The title offers a judgmental parsing of literary value, and I just don’t have the energy for it. I’d rather write than sit around discussing...
Writing Prompt: Writing Strong Male Characters
I’ve been sitting on this prompt for a little while, but I got distracted by the news. It’s been so damn awful lately. Not that the news is any better, but I figure it can’t hurt to have a distraction. A couple weeks ago, I was sitting there, minding...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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