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...
Sep 16, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Before there was Facebook, you never really knew what happened to those people from your past. Maybe you’d happen to run into a mutual acquaintance who would fill you in, but those occurrences were rare. (And if the mutual acquaintance was kind, they were also...
Aug 26, 2013 | The Writing Life
Home on the range. Our cabin for the week. Hello Dear Readers, Last Friday I returned from a week-long writing retreat. I rented a cabin with a long-time writing friend with no agenda other than to get words down on the page. After attending two writing retreats with...
