Writing Archives

In between the moving parts, we write

Aug 19, 2014 | Writing

Finally, I sit down to write. It’s been far too long. I promised myself this time around I wouldn’t feel all those little guilts that push me too hard. Did I clean up? Did I call that person? Did I remember to oil the baby’s head to get rid of cradle cap?...

Unravel the writing process to stop writer’s block

Apr 14, 2014 | Writing, Writing Prompts

Unraveling your own writing process can be tricky. I talk a big game about never experiencing writer’s block, even going so far as to say I don’t believe in it. Instead, I believe there are different ways to approach writing that allow you to move forward...

How telling your story empowers you! Plus, I’ll tell you mine.

Mar 10, 2014 | Storytelling, Writing

Each of us has a personal story that we tell and retell, not only to let others know who we are but to remind ourselves of our own value. Last week, I got a message on Twitter from a woman named Kathy Korman Frey, someone I hadn’t thought about it a while. She...

Home has many meanings; home floats

Feb 24, 2014 | Writing

We travelers, expats, third culture kids or whatever you want to call us enjoy extemporizing on the nature of home. Where is it? What does it mean? How do we find it? Pico Iyer deconstructs the amorphous “Where are you from?” into pieces of birth, where...

Accountability (not pizza). It’s what’s for dinner!

Jan 20, 2014 | Writing

In December, I made a public accountability announcement of goals I set for myself to complete by the end of January 2014. It’s three weeks into the month. Time for me to set forth something new into the world! I had three main goals: Finish the first chapter of...

Writing Prompt: How-to create deep impact with simple imagery

Jan 6, 2014 | Writing, Writing Prompts

Have you seen the Six Feet Under series ending scene? It is without a doubt my favorite scene in all of television or film. Ever. I’m not the only one who still cries when they watch it. Why? Because in just seven minutes, you see future, past and present filled...