Writing craft and mental-toughness resources for fiction, nonfiction, and memoir writers. Practical help for starting, sticking with it, and finishing the book.
August 10, 2023
When you write with a clear sense of why and what, you build self-trust, connect with readers, and write with real direction.
February 4, 2023
Internal and external obstacles are some of your most powerful tools for a story readers will not forget. Here is how to use both.
January 17, 2023
Six lies that stop aspiring authors in their tracks, and the truth that gets you moving again.
January 7, 2023
Not enough time, not good enough, nothing to say, fear of failure. Name the fear, then move past it.
January 5, 2023
A humpback off the coast of Cabo and the book idea that surfaces, dives, and will not leave you alone.
October 6, 2022
For writers, attention management beats time management. Practical ways to refocus when your flow is gone.
July 11, 2022
Unfinished projects steal your peace. The top three reasons books stall, and how to fix each one.
June 2, 2022
Our most vulnerable parts are our most relatable. How fear of vulnerability flattens writing, and how to fix it.
June 2, 2022
Even Maya Angelou felt like a fraud. The signs of imposter syndrome and how to keep it from stopping you.
November 1, 2021
Need a gift for a writer, author, or book nerd? A handful of ideas they will actually love.
September 12, 2021
It is not talent or a publishing deal. It is perseverance and passion for the process.
March 11, 2019
Think of your fifties as day four of a seven-day vacation, and watch what it does for your writing.
March 11, 2019
Who to ask, when to ask, and exactly what to put in the request, without the rookie mistakes.
March 11, 2019
Filter words put distance between your reader and the scene. Spot them and cut them with a simple find-and-replace trick.
March 11, 2019
Just, that, then, totally, and a list of redundant phrases that quietly bloat your prose.
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