12 Tips to Find Writing Support and Feel Less Alone
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I celebrated my completed manuscript with a pity party, but you don’t have to!
I Didn’t Believe I Deserved to Mourn My Miscarriage
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After burying my grief for seven years, I’m finally ready to publicly talk about it
3 Quick Tips on Enjoying the Creative Process
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Allowing yourself to enjoy the process of creating is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. I am the first to admit that this concept is sometimes difficult to follow. When I have my eye on the result and it’s not being achieved as fast as I want, I get frustrated. In times […]
A Word on Grief
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It’s the glimmer of hope that keeps me going. A hope for better days and a hope for togetherness. I am grateful to grieve because it shows I am human. I am not glad for the events that lead me to grieve, but in shedding the tears for those tragic times gives me purpose. The […]
A Passion Plan for Writing
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In 2015, I bought my first Passion Planner and I used the Passion Plan GameChanger page to set a goal to write my first book. It kept me on track and motivated me.
A Word on Sparkle
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Can you pinpoint moments in life where you felt an incredible inner strength? Maybe even people in your life noticed. They may have said: You’re glowing. You’re vibrant. There’s something about you that’s shining bright and sparkling. Or possibly you just felt this overwhelming sparkle within you with no outer acknowledgment because you know yourself […]
My Journey to Landing a Literary Agent
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To land a literary agent, it took me: Three years of querying Four books 427 query emails 208 rejection emails 20 full requests Three Pitch Wars rejections…
Overcoming the Fear of Writing Book Reviews
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Yes, this fear is real. I wrote my first book review in 2019. This is after decades of reading. It was only within the past three years that I even rated books. Why did it take me so long? The main reason is because I didn’t think I could give a book the justice it […]
A Way Out of Writer’s Block
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Staring at our screens for hours is not getting our books written. Walking away is not getting our books written. I used to do both—paired with way too much coffee. Now I write through it, and my writing is much better for it. Sometimes writer’s block has nothing to do with our story. Sometimes it […]
Enjoy the Creative Process
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Allowing yourself to enjoy the process of creating is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. I am the first to admit that this concept is sometimes difficult to follow. When I have my eye on the result and it’s not being achieved as fast as I want, I get frustrated. In times […]