You sit down to write, but your heart is heavy. Maybe something happened and you’re feeling hurt, alone, frustrated, or scared. Maybe something unraveled that you thought would last. Or maybe you’re in a spot where the voices in your head just aren’t...
There’s a lot going on in the world right now. There’s the nonstop political shenanigans that give shenanigans a bad name, because those are supposed to be fun, right? There’s exploding diarrhea because who doesn’t want that in the heat of...
I follow a lot of self-proclaimed author gurus and I’m noticing that a lot of them are pivoting away from faster writing and shorter times between releases and more toward trying to sell authors on creating a sustainable career and finding the elusive author...
I did an interview last week and was asked about writer’s block. Real solid, beat your head against the desk writer’s block. And the answer I gave during the interview has stuck with me. I’ve been thinking about it ever since. You see, I don’t...
There’s a common thread that runs through the disappointment that comes with low sales or publisher and agent rejections. When you submit a proposal for a conference and it doesn’t get accepted or when you submit a resume for a job and you don’t get...