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6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Write a Book
I meet a lot of people who respond to discovering that I’m an author with, “I really want to write a book.” I take these comments in stride, because writing a book isn’t for everyone. But some people are more persistent than others, asking questions and digging a...
The Risky Power of a Writer’s Pen: On Bravery
In the wake of any big news item of interest or an issue of note or, say, a political election, the Internet is always filled with blogs and essays and informational articles that feature opinions, facts, opinions matched with facts and, in some cases, just plain...
On Why Writers Need to Celebrate Every Small Victory
My days are pretty crazy. I’m a mom of six boys, and I juggle a writing business. My time is very parceled out, and my goals tend to be carefully detailed and intricately wrought, because I have to use whatever time I have to do what needs to be done. That means there...
How to Set and Smash a Ridiculously Impossible Goal
This year I made it my goal to write 2 million words. I made this goal back in January, when I was struggling to find time at all to write, because of all the responsibilities that it takes to run a house of eight, manage healthy relationships and balance a fledgling...
How to Become an Expert in Your Genre
I write in a lot of different genres, and for a while I thought that meant I couldn’t quite become an expert in any of them. But then I started breaking down what it really means to be an expert. We can all become experts in whatever we want to, but it is not without...
On the Endless Possibilities of Writing What You Know
We’ve all heard it before. There is this timeless advice that’s always given to writers. It sounds like this: Write what you know. This advice is a little confusing. Should you only write what you know? Does that mean I have to always write from the perspective of a...
How Writers Can Crush the ‘You’re Wrong’ Voice
Lately we’ve been talking about the voices that hound writers during their writing. We’ve already talked about three voices that writers will likely hear at any stage in their writing career, including the I Can’t Do This Voice, the Who Would Even Read This Voice, and...
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
