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7 Ways to Welcome in the New Year with Purpose—in Writing!

Ready to welcome the new year? Last week I shared 5 Ways to Say Goodbye to 2022—in Writing! It can be a powerful exercise to review the year and write or journal about highlights. We can grieve our losses and make space for new experience. And we can treasure what we loved about the year,...  Read more

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5 Things to Write to Say Goodbye and Thanks to 2022

New Year’s is a great time to remember the good of 2022 and consciously envision and create your new year through journaling or other writing. So, let’s thank and treasure 2022—in writing! Here are 5 ways to do so. Try one or try them all.

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Looking for a Meaningful Holiday Gift? Give The Joy of Journaling!

Tip: Read the whole post to find out how you can join me for a free journaling workshop to set your creative vision for 2023! One of my favorite holiday gifts to give or receive is a journal or writing notebook. Sometimes I give a journal on its own. Other times I pair it with...  Read more

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Writers

Last week, the San Francisco Writer’s Conference published my blog post with some of the best holiday gifts for writers, as suggested by colleagues, clients and friends. I loved their responses which shared the best gifts they’ve given or received and why it’s such a perfect present for a writer. Let’s Support BIWOC Businesses in...  Read more

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Thankful in 2022!

Perhaps you’re familiar with my tradition of blogging my gratitude list this time of year. I feel especially grateful for our writing community—and that means you! Gratitude to You Here are a few things and people I’m grateful for: Thank You to the Many Authors I Read This Year At a time when much of...  Read more

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The Fear of Writing a Book

I always send a questionnaire before a book concept consultation so that the author and I can both prepare for the session. As I look through the questionnaire, I make a list of any seeming or potential gaps in the author’s knowledge of book writing and publishing, so they can fine tune their book concept....  Read more

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Too Much Pressure to Tell Everyone’s Stories?

During our Get Your Writing Done call, Louisa’s computer crashed. She came in and out of the call a few times, had trouble with her audio and used a combination of phone and computer. I could see it was a struggle, but she kept with it. By the end of the call, Louisa had several pages of...  Read more

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The Story Cure: How Storytelling Restored My Health and Vitality

We had an amazing group of authors in this year’s Bring Your Book to Life® program. And something interesting happened for one of them, Storyteller and Consultant, Dr. Senem Donatan Mohan: the book she was working on became a program, The Story Cure. In my first conversation with Senem, I was struck by the premise and promise...  Read more

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Mistake? How One Rogue Email Revitalized My Relationships with Readers

“We’re sorry to see you go..” It was an email meant to go to one person who left my Get Your Writing Done program because of a health issue. A mis-take. One email gone rogue. It didn’t just go to everyone currently active on my email list. It went to twice that number. Would the...  Read more

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The Gift of Book Proposal Rejection

Recently, a client wrote me about a literary agent encouraging her to send a book proposal before the beginning of the month. I didn’t think the proposal was ready, primarily because the author’s platform was just getting off the ground and she needed time to gather an audience. She was off to a good start...  Read more

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