11/20/20 11/20/20

11 Things Every Writer Needs to Remember

It's easy to forget important truths about yourself and your writing. Today, I'd like to remind you...1) You're allowed to write about whatever you want.

8/29/20 8/29/20

Your ARE a talented Writer!

I would bet that someone, at some point in the past, maybe when you were quite young, once pronounced you “talented.” This was probably after you’d created something spontaneously in a spirit of enthusiasm, inspiration, or joy.

6/28/20 6/28/20

Choice, Change, and Conflict

In the midst of all the changes in the world, we are invited to make some new choices—collectively and individually.

2/27/20 2/27/20

Story and the Pursuit of Transcendence

hy do we write? Why do we read? I ask these two questions often—in my courses, retreats, and even the book I’m working on right now.With reading, answers come down to understanding ourselves and the world, as well as knowing more and feeling more, including feeling less alone.

character • character development • conflict • courage • creativity • drafting • goals • gratitude • inspiration • motivation • outlining • productivity • readers • resistance • revision • scenes • story • structure • success • talent • time • travel • uncertainty • writing process