Go Hard or Go Home vs Softly Softly

May 7, 2014 | coaching, research, writing

Writing advice online. There’s a ton of it out there, and seeing as I’m not writing a book at present, I thought I’d spend some time looking at it. Talk about falling down the rabbit hole! I think I lost a week or two. (What year is this?) But it was...

Different

Mar 17, 2014 | writing

It’s popping up again and again in my life lately. People pointing out what my family and I do differently, as though I didn’t know it myself. My son has long hair. Different! My daughter just cut all of hers off and dyed a streak of it turquoise – and yes I helped....

Your MTR (and what this actually is)

Mar 3, 2014 | creativity, tools, writing

I think we’ve all been there: The paralysis that can happen when you sit to write, or think about writing, and suddenly you think of them. All of the people who have ever made fun of you, criticized you, made you feel small. Add in all of the people who you think do...

What is planning, anyway? (you know, for your book)

Feb 24, 2014 | tools, writing

This is an excerpt from an eBook I’m writing at present, that you’ll be able to download for FREE pretty soon. If you’re short on time and just want me to give you a nudge when the eBook’s available, pop your name in the box on the right to get...

Your plan = your power

Feb 10, 2014 | coaching, tools, writing

This is an excerpt from an eBook I’m writing at present, that you’ll be able to download for FREE pretty soon. (And I’m just going to say that it’s taking a LOT of restraint to be this low-key about it. I’m loving this eBook so hard right...

Why write at all? (and the 3 things writers forget)

Oct 16, 2013 | coaching, writing

If you’re some way into your writing – either your career or your book – then you’ll most likely have thought this at some point: Why write at all? It’s one of those thoughts that comes after you find yourself thinking, “I seem to...