Sustaining a Story
Thoughts on Sustaining a Story First thought: It’s such a clever/great/amazing/ fun idea for a story! Second thought: I need to write it down. Third thought: I’ll just start with…
LISTENING AND FOLLOWING
LISTENING AND FOLLOWING* If you listen to your own voice unknown friends will come and find you. –Carl Jung The Voices in My Head People often ask me where my…
PLANNING & DISCOVERING
PLANNING & DISCOVERING WHEN WRITING Planning & discovering are both key components of writing. It’s great to have a plan, but a plan by definition is generally flexible. So here…
Taking a Mini-Writing Retreat
Why a Mini-Writing Retreat? Sometimes you just need a break. The word retreat is defined by Merriam-Webster as the “act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous,…
How Long Does It Take To Write A Book?
As an author (and also as a book coach), I get asked this question a lot. How long does it take to write a book? It’s an interesting question. One…