How Writers (and Readers) Can Fight For Racial Justice
Starting a Novel is HARD (5 ways to jump-start your writing)
How to Process What's Happening Through WRITING
I’m On Track to write 200,000+ words this year. Here’s how I keep productive.
Limiting Belief: I Should...
You know you’ve heard this phrase a million times: “You should…” It’s part of the vernacular of our culture, but it can be a limiting belief when it comes to writing…
Limiting Belief: “My Ideas aren’t good enough"
How Do Limiting Beliefs Apply To Writing?
THE Step-By-Step Plan for Nailing Your Goals
Phone-Free Concert, Being Present, & Writing
Writing 50,000 words in a month may not work for you.
Hey 80% of Writers: Your Verbs Are Boring
3 Clever (and 3 completely ordinary) Ways Of Keeping Up Your WRITING MOMENTUM
Understanding the Editing Process
Writing is a lot like building your dream house. Maybe you find yourself over budget, and you need to trim back on some details. Out goes the fancy copper sink. Or maybe the contractor left a gaping hole in the roof. Or a tiny crack in the drywall. They better patch it up before the rain comes in and wrecks the whole structure. Part of the writing process is learning what to trim and what to...
How to Write Your Shitty First Draft
If you have ever tried to write anything, you know that voice. The one that tells you that you aren’t good enough. The doubting nag that whispers tales of failure before you’ve even begun. Better go do the dishes, fold the clothes, put in the roast. Chores never sounded so inviting. Anything to avoid finding out what’s really in that brain of yours, waiting to seep onto the blank page. Procrastination is easy. Writing is hard, but there are ways to...