Finding your voice
If I can sing, you can write. Read More “Finding your voice”
Essays About Writing
Defining a writer
Or, you know you’re not a writer when… Read More “Defining a writer”
#BecauseSocial
Stepping away from social media and back into what’s most important. Read More “#BecauseSocial”
Stuck: When not writing becomes a habit
What can a writer do when she loses her will to write? Read More “Stuck: When not writing becomes a habit”
In defense of writing with pen and paper
It’s cool to go old school. Read More “In defense of writing with pen and paper”
The leisured quest: The art of slow publishing
Should getting published always be the ultimate goal? Read More “The leisured quest: The art of slow publishing”
Accidental progress
Life doesn’t get in the way of a father’s poetry practice. Read More “Accidental progress”
Losing mom and finding Flo
When grief begets fiction. Read More “Losing mom and finding Flo”
Guard the hours
Want to make writing a career? Treat it like one. Read More “Guard the hours”
Going south
A self-imposed writing retreat resets a goal.
Featured Posts
Advice for memoirists: No one wants to hear your whole life story
No one wants to hear your whole life story. Just because your life started in childhood doesn’t mean your memoir should. Read More “Advice for memoirists: No one wants to hear your whole life story”
Do you really have to write every day?
What does an ideal writing life look like? We asked successful authors to share their essential goals, habits, and routines. Read More “Do you really have to write every day?”
How to cope with making mistakes
Every writer’s worst nightmare is finding an error in print…but it happens, often, and to the very best of us. Here’s how to cope. Read More “How to cope with making mistakes”