Oct 11, 2013 | The Writing Life
I suspect my brain has more sharks and ghoststhan butterflies and rainbows, but whatevs.”Where do you get your ideas from?”Inevitably, at every appearance of every Big Name Author, this question will be asked. A muffled groan will go up from the crowd....
Oct 7, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
One thing I’ve realized about myself is that whenever I get into a dark place, it doesn’t take much to snap me out of it. I can have a complete meltdown where I’m convinced absolutely everything is WRONG WRONG WRONG, and then the next day I’ll...
Oct 4, 2013 | The Writing Life
Happy Friday, Dear Readers! I’m finally back to writing after not looking at my book for a month and a half. Now I know why I needed the break. My book scares the crap out of me. I’m on the edge of my seat as I write, the nerves in my body so tight you...
Oct 2, 2013 | The Writing Life
When I first learned of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group through my friend Michelle, I laughed. Aren’t all writers insecure? It seems to come with the territory.My own career became a search for validation once I realized being a successful writer...
Sep 30, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Good morning, Dear Readers. There’s a distinct crispness in the air that promises the impending doom of winter. It’s a time to get moving or get hibernating. The Boy and I spent Sunday ripping out the rotten wood from the front garden and replacing it with...
Sep 27, 2013 | The Writing Life
The famous agent leaned forward, looking excited. “Do you have any of it with you?” I glanced around the conference room. Handing an agent pages of your novel at a writer’s conference is taboo. But here I was, with one of the top agents in the world...
Sep 25, 2013 | The Writing Life
In case you haven’t heard, Twitter is HUGE. It can be a great way to reach a whole new audience for your message/product/service…if you’re doing it right. If you’re not, you could be alienating the very people you hoped to connect with....
Sep 23, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Getting a life coach. One of the best decisions I made this year was hiring a life coach. At first–as some of you may recall–I was more than a little skeptical. It was a bit too “woo woo” and New Age for me. But it’s really helped. I went...
Sep 19, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello again, Dear Readers. I planned to write a post about how it felt to say goodbye to my life coach back in August. Those three months with her went by so fast! But after speaking with a friend who has a life coach on retainer for an entire year, I decided to ask...
Sep 18, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello Dear Readers, It’s been a while since I’ve posted a happy list, mainly because this has been an unhappy time. Since I returned from the retreat, I have not written a word on my book. It’s been a slow time for freelance, too, which means I...
