Have you ever watched a professional runner run? Looks so easy, doesn’t it? They’ve all got that half smile playing across their face, that healthy sheen, those long, fluid strides…
I received a great question the other day that I’d like to address here: Should someone blog without professional edits to begin engagement about a potential book? (They’re concerned about…
All writers learn and do at the same time. Don’t think for a minute that you need to put your book-writing dreams on hold until you’ve earned an MFA. To…
One of the benefits of writing a book is the visibility it buys you. Know that saying, build it and they will come? Well, that’s bullshit. After all that hard…
I was 26 the first time I realized that what people thought about me had more to do with them, then with who I was/am as a person. Such an…
The thing about being a writer is that I tend to associate with a lot of other writers. Writers who publish books as often as they change their underwear. Besides…
I’ve never met my guest poster, Nnenna Kalu Makanjuola, but that won’t stop me from sharing her words. Her message is really powerful, particularly if you’ve spent a big chunk…
Last week I ran a post in which I listed the wonderful things my husband does for me, and what I had needed to change in my life to be…
The crazy Border Collies laying in wait to chase our car just beyond the barn. The farmer on the hill who tells us jokes we can barely understand, what with…
Dear Mimi, Thank you for your comment on this Youtube video. You claim that Walt is a 100% narcissist. The thing I’ve noticed about defensiveness, which is what your criticism…