Now vs.Then

I’ve had the same conversation with a number of my coaching clients this week, so I think it’s high time I  share this lesson with you nice people. (If you’re not a writer, start paying attention to this stuff as a reader.  It will really open up...

Tiny, Beautiful Things

My friend Janet, who’s a librarian in Connecticut, told me I had to read this book. She said that it reminded her of me, of the kind of stuff I say to her when her life is a shit show.  

I seriously WISH I wrote like this. Or that I was as clear, and funny, and...

The 411 On Writing Dialogue

I was digging through my East Hill Writing Workshop materials the other day when I chanced up this little lesson on dialogue. I’m pretty sure that one of my partners wrote this up, but I can’t remember which.  I thought I’d break it out for you today...