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Join Us for the Rhode Island Author Expo Dec. 2

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m a featured presenter for the Rhode Island Author Expo and will share 7 Fresh Ways to Use Journaling to Tap Your Creative Genius as a Writer. I invite you to join us for some fabulous—and free!—panels, presentations, and networking. For today’s post, I interviewed the Association of RI Authors...  Read more

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How To Write a Book During Tumultuous Times

I recently led a writer through my Meet Your Muse exercise. He felt overwhelmed by world events. How could he write a book when everything feels so bleak? What could he contribute to systemic problems that seemed unsolvable? The Muse said, “Keep to what you are here to do.” “You’re not going to solve the...  Read more

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Her Muse Gave Her a Stethoscope

The other morning, I led a doctor through my Meet Your Muse exercise to help her access her inner guidance about which book to write first—the one for other doctors or the one for patients. Her muse was clear—the one for patients. Before she left the scene, I invited her to ask whether her muse...  Read more

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Sell More Books Through Amazon Ads

There are so many ways to sell books nowadays that developing a book marketing plan can feel overwhelming. Many old-time strategies that worked well years ago have little effect nowadays. Even getting on national TV doesn’t necessarily mean breakthrough sales. When I participated in some breakout groups for the Independent Publisher Book Awards and the...  Read more

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The Link Between Writing and Health

"In my work and my book, I talk about the five absolute health tools—breathing, mindfulness/meditation, journaling or writing, mirror work and mind-body sensing. These five tools are tools for cultivating self-awareness, for being here now in the moment, and for being present with what is."

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No One Can “Fix” Your Writing

A client mentioned something about my fixing her writing today. Later in the day, I attended our first meeting of a leaderless (someone said “peer support”) poetry writing group at Willett Free Library, just up the hill from my home. There, almost half of the members said something disparaging and judgmental about their writing. So,...  Read more

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My Best Advice for Writing a Successful Book Proposal

Last week, I appeared on the Journey Sixty6 Podcast with Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz to discuss my best advice for writing a successful book proposal. Melissa and Dave asked THE BEST and MOST THOROUGH questions about the subject and I’m thrilled to be able to share it with you. Listen here for my advice...  Read more

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Answers to Your Indie Publishing Questions

A recent email came to me with a slew of indie- and self-publishing questions. The writer wanted to know how to choose the optimal publishing option and company. They had questions about applying for book awards, how to get into bookstores, questions about formatting, and even about naming your own publishing house. How Do I...  Read more

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The Books I’m Reading This Summer

This is my ode to summer reading. Ah, to cozy up to a book on the beach or in a hammock under the weeping cherry and immerse ourselves in another world, a sprinkle of wisdom, or pure magic! Summer began with some light reading: rom-com and chick lit. Once I got my fill (and found...  Read more

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Are Your Writing Files a Mess? Does it Matter?

Does it matter if your writing files are a mess? And, if so, what can you do about it? This summer, a book coaching client agonized over the mess her writing files had become. “Old stuff and new. All mixed together. I can’t find anything.” She had research files, articles, and various versions of her...  Read more

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