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Image: DepositPhoto“You sure could kick high!” That comment from my friend Freddie transported me back decades to the summer we first met at a summer music camp in Michigan. I’d forgotten all about my kicking ability (which I have since lost). I showed up at that music camp outclassed by

A recent blog post from someone I admire suggested that writers should approach every project as if it were the most important thing they’ve done. Give it our all, every time. (Here’s the post if you’re interested.) This is inspiring advice. But taken to the extreme, it’s not practical. Inspirational

“Stop looking out the window and work on your task.”Startled, the young boy looked up at the preschool teacher next to me, then returned to sorting the blocks on the tray in front of him.The preschool teacher had spoken gently, but the words landed with a discordant crash on my

Just one more pass through this thing, then I’ll post it. Maybe tomorrow. It’s not good enough yet.If you embrace the “write a messy first draft” mantra (and you should!), then you rely on revision and self-editing to make that draft presentable. Great writing rarely shows up in the first

Annual resolutions and plans have a disconcerting way of dissolving partway through the year.At the start of 2021, I resolved not to write a book in the year. Get the Word Out released in November of 2020, and I intended to spend 2021 promoting and supporting it.Nevertheless, 33 Ways Not

Annual resolutions and plans have a disconcerting way of dissolving partway through the year.At the start of 2021, I resolved not to write a book in the year. Get the Word Out released in November of 2020, and I intended to spend 2021 promoting and supporting it.Nevertheless, 33 Ways Not

I never regret time spent writing. It doesn’t matter whether I’m scribbling in my morning pages or story journal, working on a book, or crafting these posts. I always emerge more in tune with myself or others.Even when you’re doing it for others, writing is a gift to yourself. When you’re working

You don’t need to know someone’s size, allergies, or living situation to send them a book. A book encapsulates a few hours of time spent with a thoughtful author. What a gift!Every December I share a list of books for writers and authors, plucked from the many books I finished

Listen to this post!An email arrived in my inbox the other day with a beautiful video attached. It came from someone I did not know, inviting me to participate in an event.Ordinarily, I would tag the email to read later in the day. (I try to “time-block” handling requests like

A familiar question came up in a writing workshop I led last week. A participant wanted to know how to publish the many stories he had accumulated during his unusual life. It’s a common and important question, and so hard to answer!Many of my conversations with writers revolve around